Where does “Zz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Zz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	zingiber	Alternative form of zingiberī n
2	Ancient Greek	ζιγγίβερις	ginger
3	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭	ginger
4	Old Tamil	𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆	—
5	Old Tamil	𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆	—
6	Proto-Dravidian	*wēr	—

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēr →

Zz — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer