Where does “inkivääri” come from?

inkivääri (Finnish) comes from Swedish ingefära, from Middle Low German ingever, from Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 — root.

inkivääri (Finnish): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “inkivääri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishingefäraginger
2Middle Low Germaningever
3LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
4Latinzingiberīginger
5Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
6Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
7Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
8Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
9Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

Words derived from “inkivääri

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆