Where does “กฺูลา” come from?

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

กฺูลา (Urak Lawoi'): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “กฺูลา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygulasugar
2Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
3Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
4Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭVEvery word from Sanskrit गुडEvery word from Sanskrit गुल