сахӑр

See also: сахар and са̄хар

Chuvash

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH

Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH

Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)

Pali sakkharābor.

Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor.

Old East Slavic са́харъ (sáxarŭ)

Russian са́хар (sáxar)bor.

Chuvash сахӑр

Borrowed from Russian са́хар (sáxar), from Old East Slavic са́харъ (sáxarŭ), borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar), borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

Noun

сахӑр • (sah̬ăr) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural сахӑрсем) 

1. sugar