Where does “olahan gula” come from?

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

olahan gula (Indonesian): confection: A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake

Definitions

  1. confection: A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake

Ancestry of “olahan gula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangulasugar
2Malaygulasugar
3Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
4Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
5Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV →Every word from Sanskrit गुड →Every word from Sanskrit गुल →