candy

candy · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Dravidian · derived from*kaṇṭu
2. Sanskrit · derived fromखण्ड“piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”
3. Persian · derived fromکند
4. Arabic · derived fromقَنْد“rock candy”
5. Arabic · derived fromسُكَّر قَنْدِي
6. Old French · derived fromsucre candi
7. Middle English · derived fromsugre candy
8. English todaycandy

From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).

candy · noun²

1. Sanskrit · derived fromखण्डन
2. Marathi · derived fromखंडी
3. English todaycandy

From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).

Candy · proper noun³

1. Middle Persian · derived from*handag
2. Arabic · derived fromخَنْدَق
3. Arabic · derived fromرَبْض الخَنْدَق
4. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧάνδαξ
5. Latin · derived fromCandia
6. English todayCandy

From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.

Candy · proper noun⁴

1. Sanskrit · derived fromखण्ड
2. Tamil · derived fromகண்டி
3. Portuguese · derived fromCandea
4. English todayCandy

From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).

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