Where does “gingiber” come from?

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

gingiber (Latin): Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber

Definitions

  1. Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber

Ancestry of “gingiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzingiberīginger
2Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
4Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
5Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
6Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

Words derived from “gingiber”

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