Where does “kandum” come from?
kandum (Akkadian) comes from Aramaic kandā, from Sanskrit कन्दु, from Proto-Dravidian *kiṇṭV-.
Ancestry of “kandum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | kandā | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कन्दु | vessel; cooking pan |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *kiṇṭV- | — |