Where does “zŏzwōr” come from?

zŏzwōr (Silesian) comes from Czech zázvor, from Italian zenzero, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 — root.

zŏzwōr (Silesian): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “zŏzwōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzázvorginger
2Italianzenzeroginger
3Late Latingingiber
4Latinzingiberīginger
5Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
6Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
7Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
8Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
9Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆
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