Where does “kulam” come from?

kulam (Brunei Malay) comes from Tamil குளம், from Sanskrit गुल, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

kulam (Brunei Malay): man-made pond

Definitions

  1. man-made pond

Ancestry of “kulam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுளம்pond; pool; sugar
2Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
3Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
4Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball

Words derived from “kulam”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV →Every word from Sanskrit गुड →Every word from Sanskrit गुल →