Where does “ingefära” come from?

ingefära (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German ingever, from 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.

ingefära (Swedish): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ingefära”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaningever—
2LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
3Latinzingiberīginger
4Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
6Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
7Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
8Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

Words derived from “ingefära”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 →