Where does “குளம்” come from?

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

குளம் (Tamil): pond; pool; sugar

Definitions

  1. pond; pool; sugar

Ancestry of “குளம்”, 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 “குளம்”

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