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2 other potential sources of the word "curry"

- kadhai (Indian wok)

- Kari patta: a spicy leaf, staple in South Indian cuisine (and very tasty)

There's also kadhi[1], which interestingly is not the same dish as the Tamil 'kari'.

So no connection to "cury" then:

According to Wiktionary, the existing Middle English word "cury" (= "cooking") may have influenced the word.