Where does “gyömbér” come from?

gyömbér (Hungarian) comes 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.

gyömbér (Hungarian): ginger

Definitions

ginger

Ancestry of “gyömbér”, step by step

gyömbér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin gingiber

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	gingiber	Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
2	Latin	zingiberī	ginger
3	Ancient Greek	ζιγγίβερις	ginger
4	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭	ginger
5	Old Tamil	𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆	ginger root
6	Old Tamil	𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆	root
7	Proto-Dravidian	*wēr	root

via Late Latin gingiber

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	gingiber	—

Words derived from “gyömbér”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →