Where does “गोड़” come from?
गोड़ (Bhojpuri) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟, from Sanskrit गौड, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.
Ancestry of “गोड़”, step by step
गोड़ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गौड | made of sugar or molasses; of or relating to the... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुड | sugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kuṭV | eyeball |
via Proto-Indo-Aryan goḍḍas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | goḍḍas | — |