Where does “गुड़” come from?
गुड़ (Hindi) comes from Old Hindi गुड, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀟, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV.
गुड़ (Hindi): jaggery
Ancestry of “गुड़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Hindi | गुड | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀕𑀼𑀟 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुड | sugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kuṭV | — |