Where does “???” come from?
??? (Old Marathi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟, from Sanskrit गौड, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV.
Ancestry of “???”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गौड | made of sugar or molasses; of or relating to the... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुड | sugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kuṭV | — |