caarralaq

Yup'ik

Etymology

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

    Noun

    caarralaq

    1. sugar

    Alternative forms

    • saarralaq