Where does “ďumbier” come from?

ďumbier (Slovak) 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.

ďumbier (Slovak): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ďumbier”, 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

Words derived from “ďumbier

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆