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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.

ζιγγίβερις (Ancient Greek): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ζιγγίβερις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
2Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
3Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
4Proto-Dravidian*wēr—

Words derived from “ζιγγίβερις”

  • zingiber
  • zingiberi
  • zingiber
  • zenzero
  • zingibro
  • Zz
  • Zingiber
  • Zingibereae
  • Zingiberales
  • Zingiberoideae
  • Zingiberaceae
  • gingivere
  • gingifer
  • gingibero
  • אינגבער
  • zázvor
  • schentsch
  • gingiber
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