Where does “शर्कर” come from?

शर्कर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

शर्कर (Sanskrit): pebble, small stone; ground or candied sugar;...

Definitions

  1. pebble, small stone; ground or candied sugar;...

Ancestry of “शर्कर”, step by step

शर्कर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via Sanskrit शर्क॑रा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशर्क॑रा
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂
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