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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.

ingefära (Swedish): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ingefära”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaningever—
2LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
3Latinzingiberī—
4Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
6Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
7Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
8Proto-Dravidian*wēr—

Words derived from “ingefära”

  • inkivääriolut
  • inkivääri
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