Where does “jengibre” come from?

jengibre (Basque) comes from Spanish jengibre, from Old Spanish gengibre, from Old Occitan gingibre, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 — root.

jengibre (Basque): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “jengibre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjengibreginger
2Old Spanishgengibreginger
3Old Occitangingibreginger
4Late Latingingiber
5Latinzingiberīginger
6Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
7Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
8Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
9Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
10Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆