English
kittul
Kittul comes from Sinhalese කිතුල් ‘jaggery’.
- Sinhalesemodernකිතුල්kitul‘jaggery’
- Englishtodaykittul
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sinhalesemodernකිතුල්kitul‘jaggery’
- Englishtodaykittul
Every English word from Sinhalese කිතුල්
Today it means
noun A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sinhalese කිතුල් / kittul