Where does “gula” come from?

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

gula (Malay): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “gula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gula”

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