Where does “sahar” come from?
sahar (Ter Sami) comes from Urdu شہر, from Classical Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
sahar (Ter Sami): sugar
Definitions
- sugar
Ancestry of “sahar”, step by step
sahar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu شہر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | شہر | city; town |
| 2 | Classical Persian | شهر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 | land, country; city |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 | realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingdom |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | xšaθram | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšatrám | kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tk-e-tróm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Russian са́хар
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | са́хар | sugar |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сахаръ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |