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Where does “एलीका” come from?

एलीका (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit एला, from Proto-Dravidian ēla — cardamom plant.

Ancestry of “एलीका”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएलाcardamom
2Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant
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