کینڈی (Urdu)
Where does "کینڈی" come from?
The Urdu word 'کینڈی' (candy) is a direct borrowing of the English 'candy'. This sweet term traces its roots back to the Middle English 'sugre candy', which reflects the older Arabic 'sukkar qandī', derived ultimately from the Sanskrit word 'khaṇḍa', meaning a fragment or piece of sugar.
Full etymology tree
- کینڈی (kainḍī) (Urdu), 'candy'
- borrowed candy (English), 'Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.'
- derived sugre candy (Middle English), 'alternative form of suger candy'
- borrowed sucre candi (Old French)
- compound candi (Old French)
- borrowed qandī (qandī) (Arabic)
- derived کند (kand) (Persian), 'blunt'
- inherited *kuntʰás (Proto-Indo-Iranian)
- derived کند (kand) (Persian), 'blunt'
- borrowed qandī (qandī) (Arabic)
- compound candi (Old French)
- borrowed sucre candi (Old French)
- derived sugre candy (Middle English), 'alternative form of suger candy'
- borrowed candy (English), 'Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.'
Ancestors
- candy (English)
Updated June 2026
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