Where does “એલચી” come from?

એલચી (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit एलीका, from Sanskrit एला, from Proto-Dravidian ēla — cardamom plant.

એલચી (Gujarati): cardamom

Definitions

  1. cardamom

Ancestry of “એલચી”, step by step

એલચી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit एलीका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएलीकाsmall cardamom
2Sanskritएलाcardamom
3Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant

via Classical Persian ایلْچِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianایلْچِی—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēla →Every word from Sanskrit एला →Every word from Sanskrit एलीका →