Where does “candy” come from?
Candy comes from English, borrowed from Marathi खंडी, derived from Sanskrit खण्डन and खण्ड्, which trace to Arabic قَنْد, Persian کند, and ultimately Sanskrit खण्ड.
candy (English): Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing...
Definitions
- Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing...
Ancestry of “candy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 2 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 4 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 5 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 6 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |