Where does “gula” come from?

gula (Indonesian) comes from Malay gula, from Sanskrit गुल, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

gula (Indonesian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “gula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygulasugar
2Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
3Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
4Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball

Words derived from “gula”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV →Every word from Sanskrit गुड →Every word from Sanskrit गुल →