Where does “gundik” come from?

gundik (Indonesian) comes from Tamil கொண்டி, from Tamil கொள், from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- — to kill.

gundik (Indonesian): concubine, a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife

Definitions

  1. concubine, a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife

Ancestry of “gundik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகொண்டிgetting possession of, securing (as property)
2Tamilகொள்to seize, grasp
3Proto-Dravidian*koḷ-to kill
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- →Every word from Tamil கொள் →Every word from Tamil கொண்டி →