Where does “chameli” come from?
chameli (English) comes from Hindi चमेली, from Sanskrit चम्पवेल्लि.
chameli (English): jasmine
Ancestry of “chameli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | चमेली | Spanish jasmine, "Jasminum grandiflorum" |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चम्पवेल्लि | — |