Where does “šućur” come from?

šućur (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

šućur (Serbo-Croatian): thank; thanks!

Definitions

  1. thank; thanks!

Ancestry of “šućur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشكرsugar; gratitude, thankfulness
2Persianشکرsugar
3Middle Persianšklsugar
4Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
5Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →
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