Where does “زنجبيل” come from?

زنجبيل (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܢܓܒܝܠ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.

زنجبيل (Arabic): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “زنجبيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܢܓܒܝܠginger
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
3Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
4Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
5Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →