Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/šiker

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

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

    Noun

    *šiker

    1. sugar

    Descendants

    • Buryat: шэхэр (šexer)
    • East Yugur: shigir
    • Middle Mongol:
      • Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠬᠢᠷ (sikir), ᠰᠢᠬᠡᠷ (siker), ᠴᠢᠬᠢᠷ (čikir)
        • Khalkha: чихэр (čixer)
        • Jerim: /ʃixər/
        • Juu Uda:
          • Baarin: /ʃixər/
          • Aru Khorchin: /t͡ʃʰixər/
        • Ulan Tsab: /t͡ʃixər/, /t͡ʃʰixər/
        • Shilingol: /t͡ʃixər/
        • Ordos: /ʃikxər/
      • → Arabic: شيكر (šīkir)
      • → Chinese: 扯克兒 / 扯克儿 (čeker) (Beilu Yiyu)
      • → Uyghur: شېكەر (shëker)
    • Written Oirat:

    References

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