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Where does “guggul” come from?

guggul (English) comes from Hindi गूगल, from English Google, from English googly, from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.

guggul (English): Commiphora wightii, a flowering plant most common...

Definitions

  1. Commiphora wightii, a flowering plant most common...

Ancestry of “guggul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगूगलthe tree Commiphora mukul and its fragrant resin,...
2EnglishGoogleAlternative letter-case form of google
3EnglishgooglyA ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins...
4Englishgoo-gooA Philippine person; A government reformer;...
5Tagaloggagoignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;...
6Spanishgagostutterer; stuttering
7Galiciangagostutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering
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