The story
- Proto-Dravidian*wēr
- Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
- Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
- Latinzingiberi
- Late Latingingiber
- Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
- Old Englishgingifer
- Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
- Middle Englishgingivere
- Middle Englishgingere
- Englishginger
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥gás
- Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáh
- Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.?
- Ancient Greekμαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
- Latinmargarīta
- Spanishmargarita
- Englishmargarita
- English todaygingerita
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.