Where does “jira” come from?
jira (Swahili) comes from Hindi जीरा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕, from Sanskrit जीरक — cumin seed.
jira (Swahili): cumin
Ancestry of “jira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जीरा | cumin |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीरक | cumin seed |