Where does “צוקער” come from?
צוקער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
צוקער (Yiddish): sugar
Definitions
- sugar
Ancestry of “צוקער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 2 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 3 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 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 |