Where does “jenjanm gran-bwa” come from?
jenjanm gran-bwa (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole jenjanm, 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 — root.
jenjanm gran-bwa (Haitian Creole): Renealmia pyramidalis, a flowering plant in the ginger family
Definitions
- Renealmia pyramidalis, a flowering plant in the ginger family
Ancestry of “jenjanm gran-bwa”, step by step
jenjanm gran-bwa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole jenjanm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | jenjanm | ginger |
| 2 | Old French | gingembre | ginger |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 4 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 6 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
via Haitian Creole bwa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | bwa | woods, forest |
| 2 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 3 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 4 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Haitian Creole gran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | gran | big |