Where does “சல்லரி” come from?

சல்லரி (Tamil) comes from English celery, from French céleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλινον — celery.

சல்லரி (Tamil): celery, Apium graveolens

Definitions

  1. celery, Apium graveolens

Ancestry of “சல்லரி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceleryA European herb of the carrot family; The stalks...
2Frenchcélericelery
3Lombardselleri
4Latinselīnum
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery
Every word from Ancient Greek σέλινονEvery word from Latin selīnumEvery word from Lombard selleri