Where does “ꦒꦸꦭ” come from?

ꦒꦸꦭ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese gula, from Sanskrit गुल, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

ꦒꦸꦭ (Javanese): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “ꦒꦸꦭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesegulasugar
2Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
3Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
4Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭVEvery word from Sanskrit गुडEvery word from Sanskrit गुल