Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/šiker

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This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

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Alternative forms

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  • *šikir (most attestations are ambiguous, but both of these forms are present in pre-Classical Mongolian)

Etymology

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Probably transmitted via a Turkic language from Persian شکر (šakar), ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

Noun

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*šiker

  1. sugar

Descendants

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References

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