Etymology

methi

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Today it means: fenugreek Full definition →

Hindi मेथी ← Sanskrit मेथिका ← Proto-Dravidian *mentti
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The story

  1. Proto-Dravidian · derived from*mentti“fenugreek”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromमेथिका
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromमेथी
  4. English todaymethi

From Hindi मेथी (methī), from Sanskrit मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”).

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