English
goonda
Goonda comes from Hindi गुंडा ‘hooligan, hoodlum’, from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀁𑀟 ‘jungle’, and ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kō ‘mountain’.
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kō‘mountain’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोण्ड‘Gond’
- Prakritmodern𑀕𑁄𑀁𑀟‘jungle’
- Hindic. 1500–presentगुंडा‘hooligan, hoodlum’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020goonda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kō‘mountain’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोण्ड‘Gond’
- Prakritmodern𑀕𑁄𑀁𑀟‘jungle’
- Hindic. 1500–presentगुंडा‘hooligan, hoodlum’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020goonda
Earliest quotation: 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar: “‘I cannot imagine the minds of goondas.’”
Every English word from Proto-Dravidian *kō
Today it means
noun A hired thug.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Dravidian *kō / goonda