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Where does “ܙܢܓܒܝܠ” come from?

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

ܙܢܓܒܝܠ (Classical Syriac): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ܙܢܓܒܝܠ”, step by step

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

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