Zucker

German (Berlin)

/ˈtsʊkɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (usually) sugar
  • (uncountable) diabetes

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zucker inherited from Old High German zuckar derived from Italian zucchero (sugar) derived from Latin zuccarum derived from Arabic سُكَّر derived from Persian شکر (sugar) derived from Sanskrit शर्करा (ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱorkeh₂

Gloss

gravel, boulder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

岩, 巌

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