Where does “jeera” come from?

jeera (Finnish) comes from English jeera, from Hindi जीरा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕, from Sanskrit जीरक — cumin seed.

jeera (Finnish): cumin, cummin

Definitions

  1. cumin, cummin

Ancestry of “jeera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjeeracumin
2Hindiजीराcumin
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕—
4Sanskritजीरकcumin seed
Every word from Sanskrit जीरक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 →Every word from Hindi जीरा →