Where does “গুড়ি” come from?

গুড়ি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

গুড়ি (Assamese): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “গুড়ি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
2Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV →Every word from Sanskrit गुड →