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 — root.
gyömbérsör (Hungarian): ginger beer
Definitions
- ginger beer
Ancestry of “gyömbérsör”, step by step
gyömbérsör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gyömbér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gyömbér | ginger |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 3 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 8 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
via Hungarian sör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sör | beer |