Where does “iliki” come from?

iliki (Swahili) comes from Proto-Dravidian ēlakāy, from Proto-Dravidian ēla — cardamom plant.

iliki (Swahili): cardamom spice

Definitions

  1. cardamom spice

Ancestry of “iliki”, step by step

iliki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Dravidian ēlakāy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianēlakāycardamom seed
2Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant

via Hindi इलायची

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइलायचीcardamom, elaichi
2Proto-South Dravidian*ēlV-cardamom plant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēla →Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēlakāy →