Where does “ingefær” come from?

ingefær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German ingever, from 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.

ingefær (Norwegian Nynorsk): ginger (a plant, as above)

Definitions

ginger (a plant, as above)

Ancestry of “ingefær”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Low German	ingever	—
2	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

Words derived from “ingefær”

ingefærøl

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