Where does “đumbir” come from?

đumbir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian gyömbér, from Medieval 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.

đumbir (Serbo-Croatian): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “đumbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyömbérginger
2Medieval LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
3Latinzingiberīginger
4Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
6Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
7Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
8Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆
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