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)

1. ginger

Derived terms

• 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)

Descendants

• → Badaga: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji), ಇಂಗು (iṅgu)
• → Kodava: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji)
• → Kota (India): இஞ்ஜ் (iñj)
• 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.