Where does “अजमोद” come from?
अजमोद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haȷ́ás — goat.
अजमोद (Sanskrit): celery, "Apium graveolens"
Definitions
- celery, "Apium graveolens"
Ancestry of “अजमोद”, step by step
अजमोद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अज | goat, ram; troop; beam of the sun |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Haȷ́ás | goat |
via Sanskrit मोद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मोद | — |