Where does “蘆薈” come from?

蘆薈 (Okinawan) comes from Japanese 蘆薈, from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη, from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 — agar, agarwood.

蘆薈 (Okinawan): aloe

Definitions

  1. aloe

Ancestry of “蘆薈”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蘆薈aloe
2LatinaloēThe aloe
3Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
4Hebrewאֲהָלִים
5Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
6Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰Every word from Tamil அகில்Every word from Hebrew אֲהָלִים