Where does “ζιγγίβερις” come from?

ζιγγίβερις (Ancient Greek) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.

ζιγγίβερις (Ancient Greek): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ζιγγίβερις”, step by step

ζιγγίβερις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
2Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
3Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
4Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

via Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakritसिङ्गबेर—
2Sanskritशृङ्गवेरginger

Words derived from “ζιγγίβερις”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →