Where does “duulsi” come from?
duulsi (Cahuilla) comes from Spanish dulce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.
duulsi (Cahuilla): candy
Ancestry of “duulsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dulce | sweet; fresh; candy, sweet |
| 2 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |