Where does “chameli” come from?

chameli (English) comes from Hindi चमेली, from Sanskrit चम्पवेल्लि — jasmine.

chameli (English): jasmine

Definitions

  1. jasmine

Ancestry of “chameli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiचमेलीSpanish jasmine, "Jasminum grandiflorum"
2Sanskritचम्पवेल्लिjasmine
Every word from Sanskrit चम्पवेल्लि →Every word from Hindi चमेली →