Where does “jenjanm” come from?

jenjanm (Haitian Creole) comes from Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.

jenjanm (Haitian Creole): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “jenjanm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jenjanm

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