Where does “chunam” come from?

chunam (English) comes from Tamil சுண்ணம், from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit चूर्ण — minute; powder flour, aromatic powder, pounded...

chunam (English): A type of plaster used in India, made from...

Definitions

  1. A type of plaster used in India, made from...

Ancestry of “chunam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுண்ணம்powder, dust; sweet-scented powders, fumes,...
2Prakrit𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡powder
3Sanskritचूर्णminute; powder flour, aromatic powder, pounded...
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