Where does “சர்க்கரை” come from?

சர்க்கரை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

சர்க்கரை (Tamil): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “சர்க்கரை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
2Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “சர்க்கரை”

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