candy

القَنْد

qandī

English first said 'sugar candy', from French sucre candi; then it kept only the Arabic half.

Meaning in Arabic: of crystallized sugar
Before Arabic: Indic (American Heritage); Ibn Durayd and al-ʿAskarī called qand Persian
Arabic today says: الحَلْوَى

The path between languagesqandī → sucre candi → candy

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