What is the etymological history of the word 'candy'?

Meaning: "crystallized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane… See more definitions. read more

Candy is a relatively new word in the way it's used. Historically, Sugar Candy was the popular term. It comes from the 18th century Old French, sucre candi. This word itself came from the Mediterranean. read more

Quandi (or qandi) came from the Sanskrit word kanda, meaning piece or fragment, through Persian to Arabic as Sukkar quandi to mean "sugar piece" or "candied sugar." This term became the Old French sucre candi, which passed into Middle English as sugar candy, to refer to a hard crystallized sugar. read more

candy (n.) late 13c., "crystallized 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"). read more