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Where does “gundi” come from?

gundi (Swahili) comes from Hindi गोंद, from Sanskrit कुन्दुरु — resin of the plant {{taxlink|Boswellia...

gundi (Swahili): glue; any sticky gum or paste

Definitions

  1. glue; any sticky gum or paste

Ancestry of “gundi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगोंदglue; tree sap
2Sanskritकुन्दुरुresin of the plant {{taxlink|Boswellia...
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