Where does “ᱥᱩᱠᱨᱤ” come from?
ᱥᱩᱠᱨᱤ (Santali) comes from Old Tupi sukuri, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
ᱥᱩᱠᱨᱤ (Santali): pig
Definitions
- pig
Ancestry of “ᱥᱩᱠᱨᱤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | sukuri | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 3 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 4 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 5 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |