Where does “inkivääriolut” come from?
inkivääriolut (Finnish) comes from Finnish inkivääri, 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 — root.
inkivääriolut (Finnish): ginger beer, ginger ale
Definitions
- ginger beer, ginger ale
Ancestry of “inkivääriolut”, step by step
inkivääriolut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish inkivääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inkivääri | ginger |
| 2 | Swedish | ingefära | ginger |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ingever | — |
| 4 | Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 5 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 7 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 9 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |