Where does “צוקער־זיס” come from?
צוקער־זיס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צוקער, 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 — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
צוקער־זיס (Yiddish): sugar-sweet
Definitions
- sugar-sweet
Ancestry of “צוקער־זיס”, step by step
צוקער־זיס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish צוקער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צוקער | sugar |
| 2 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 3 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 4 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 5 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |