Where does “ജീരകം” come from?

ജീരകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit जीरक — cumin seed.

ജീരകം (Malayalam): cumin, Cuminum cyminum, an herbaceous flowering plant, the seeds of which are used as a spice

Definitions

  1. cumin, Cuminum cyminum, an herbaceous flowering plant, the seeds of which are used as a spice

Ancestry of “ജീരകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीरकcumin seed
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