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Where does “gyömbérsör” come from?

gyömbérsör (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gyömbér, 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.

gyömbérsör (Hungarian): ginger beer

Definitions

  1. ginger beer

Ancestry of “gyömbérsör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyömbérginger
2Medieval LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
3Latinzingiberī—
4Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
6Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
7Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
8Proto-Dravidian*wēr—
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