Where does “एलीका” come from?

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

एलीका (Sanskrit): small cardamom

Definitions

  1. small cardamom

Ancestry of “एलीका”, step by step

एलीका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit एला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएलाcardamom
2Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant

via Proto-Dravidian ēlakāy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianēlakāycardamom seed
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

Words derived from “एलीका”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēla →Every word from Sanskrit एला →