Where does “গুৰি” come from?

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

গুৰি (Assamese): stump the bottom-most part of the trunk

Definitions

  1. stump the bottom-most part of the trunk

Ancestry of “গুৰি”, 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 →