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Where does “Zingiberales” come from?

Zingiberales (Translingual) comes from Translingual Zingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr.

Ancestry of “Zingiberales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZingiber—
2Latinzingiberī—
3Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
6Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆—
7Proto-Dravidian*wēr—
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