Where does “သၵျႃး” come from?
သၵျႃး (Shan) comes from Burmese သကြား, from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा.
သၵျႃး (Shan): sugar
Ancestry of “သၵျႃး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သကြား | sugar |
| 2 | Pali | sakkharā | gravel; sugar; granule, grain, crystal |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शर्क॑रा | — |