English
guggul
Guggul comes from Hindi गूगल ‘the tree Commiphora mukul and its fragrant…’, and goes back to Sanskrit गुल्गु॒लु॒.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगुल्गु॒लु॒gúlgulu
- Hindic. 1500–presentगूगलgūgal‘the tree Commiphora mukul and its fragrant resin, bdellium’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003guggul
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगुल्गु॒लु॒gúlgulu
- Hindic. 1500–presentगूगलgūgal‘the tree Commiphora mukul and its fragrant resin, bdellium’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003guggul
Earliest quotation: 2003, James B. Lavalle, Cracking the Metabolic Code: The Nine Keys to Peak Health: “The Hindu medical system of India has used guggul…”
Every English word from Sanskrit गुल्गु॒लु॒
Today it means
noun Commiphora wightii, a flowering plant most common in northern India, with thin papery bark and thorny branches.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit गुल्गु॒लु॒ / guggul