Where does “gula pasir” come from?
gula pasir (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gula, from Malay gula, from Sanskrit गुल, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.
gula pasir (Indonesian): granulated sugar
Ancestry of “gula pasir”, step by step
gula pasir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian gula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | gula | sugar |
| 2 | Malay | gula | sugar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुल | raw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गुड | sugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,... |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *kuṭV | eyeball |
via Indonesian pasir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pasir | sand |
| 2 | Malay | pasir | sand |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *pasir | sand |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *pasiʀ | — |