Where does “siwgr” come from?
siwgr (Welsh) comes from Anglo-Norman sucre, from Old French chucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
siwgr (Welsh): sugar
Ancestry of “siwgr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | sucre | Alternative form of çucre |
| 2 | Old French | chucre | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | zuccarum | Synonym of saccharum |
| 4 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 5 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 6 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |