galingale

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromकुलञ्जन
2. Persian · derived fromقولنجان
3. Arabic · derived fromخَلَنْجَان
4. Old French · derived fromgalingal
5. Middle English · inherited fromgalingale
6. English todaygalingale

From Middle English galingale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 /高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 /姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).

Words from the same roots