Where does “са́хар” come from?

са́хар (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сахаръ, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

са́хар (Russian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “са́хар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсахаръ—
2Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
3Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
4Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “са́хар”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →