𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺

Old Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 薑 (kɨɐŋ) or Thai ขิง (kǐng). A wanderwort, compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”), (q.v. for more); Proto-Vietic *s-gəːŋ ~ s-kəːŋ (“ginger”) (> Vietnamese gừng / gầng); Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”) (> Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng)).

Noun

𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)

ginger

Derived terms

𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)

Descendants

→ Kodava: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji, “ginger”)
→ Kota (India): இஞ்ஜ் (iñj, “ginger”)
Malayalam: ഇഞ്ചി (iñci)
Tamil: இஞ்சி (iñci)

References

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iñci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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