Where does “ketoembar” come from?

ketoembar (Dutch) comes from Malay ketumbar, from Tamil கொத்தமல்லி, from Tamil கொத்துமல்லி, from Tamil மல்லி, from Tamil மல்லன், from Tamil அன்.

ketoembar (Dutch): ground coriander seeds

Definitions

  1. ground coriander seeds

Ancestry of “ketoembar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayketumbarcoriander dried seeds of
2Tamilகொத்தமல்லிcoriander, Coriandrum sativum
3Tamilகொத்துமல்லி—
4Tamilமல்லிcoriander
5Tamilமல்லன்wrestler, pugilist
6Tamilஅன்—
Every word from Tamil அன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லி →