Where does “corundum” come from?

Corundum comes from Tamil குருந்தம் (kurundam), a word of uncertain ultimate origin.

corundum (English): An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum...

Definitions

  1. An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum...

Ancestry of “corundum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுருந்தம்ruby, sapphire

Words derived from “corundum”

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