Where does “jintan” come from?

jintan (Malay) comes from Old Javanese [[jinten]] ~ [[ginten]], from Hindi जीरा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕, from Sanskrit जीरक — cumin seed.

jintan (Malay): cumin

Definitions

  1. cumin

Ancestry of “jintan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[jinten]] ~ [[ginten]]—
2Hindiजीराcumin
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕—
4Sanskritजीरकcumin seed

Words derived from “jintan”

Every word from Sanskrit जीरक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 →Every word from Hindi जीरा →