candy (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[candy 词源字典]
late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane sugar," probably from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense").[candy etymology, candy origin, 英语词源]
candy (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1530s, from candy (n.). Related: Candied; candying.