Where does “kotomili” come from?

kotomili (Mauritian Creole) comes from Tamil கொத்தமல்லி, from Tamil கொத்துமல்லி, from Tamil மல்லி, from Tamil மல்லன், from Tamil அன்.

kotomili (Mauritian Creole): coriander, Coriandrum sativum

Definitions

  1. coriander, Coriandrum sativum

Ancestry of “kotomili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகொத்தமல்லிcoriander, Coriandrum sativum
2Tamilகொத்துமல்லி—
3Tamilமல்லிcoriander
4Tamilமல்லன்wrestler, pugilist
5Tamilஅன்—
Every word from Tamil அன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லி →