Where does “kolam” come from?

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

kolam (Malay): pond

Definitions

  1. pond

Ancestry of “kolam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுளம்pond; pool; sugar
2Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
3Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
4Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball

Words derived from “kolam”

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