Where does “katuncar” come from?

katuncar (Sundanese) comes from Malay ketumbar, from Tamil கொத்தமல்லி, from Tamil கொத்துமல்லி, from Tamil மல்லி, from Tamil மல்லன், from Tamil அன்.

katuncar (Sundanese): coriander

Definitions

  1. coriander

Ancestry of “katuncar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayketumbarcoriander dried seeds of
2Tamilகொத்தமல்லிcoriander, Coriandrum sativum
3Tamilகொத்துமல்லி—
4Tamilமல்லிcoriander
5Tamilமல்லன்wrestler, pugilist
6Tamilஅன்—
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