Where does “மகரவாழை” come from?

மகரவாழை (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாழை, from Proto-South Dravidian *wāẓay.

மகரவாழை (Tamil): jasmine

Definitions

  1. jasmine

Ancestry of “மகரவாழை”, step by step

மகரவாழை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilவாழைMusa × paradisiaca, plantain, banana, banana tree
2Proto-South Dravidian*wāẓay—

via Tamil மகர

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமகர—
Every word from Proto-South Dravidian *wāẓay →Every word from Tamil வாழை →