Zucker
/ˈtsʊkɐ/noun
Sugar in German.
Did you know?Zucker ultimately comes from Sanskrit and spread through Persian, Arabic, and Italian before entering German, showing how one luxury word rode centuries of commerce across the ancient world.
Etymological Timeline
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śarkarā
“grit, gravel, sugar candy”
Persian
Persian
shakar
“sugar”
Arabic
Arabic
sukkar
“sugar”
Medieval Latin
Latin
succarum
“sugar”
Italian
Italian
zucchero
“sugar”
Modern German
German
Zucker
“sugar”
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