Where does “ܙܢܓܒܝܪ” come from?
ܙܢܓܒܝܪ (Classical Syriac) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.
Ancestry of “ܙܢܓܒܝܪ”, step by step
ܙܢܓܒܝܪ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
via Sauraseni Prakrit ???????
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??????? | — |