Etymograph

English

ajwain

Ajwain comes from Hindi अजवाइन ‘ajwain, or its seeds’, and goes back to Sanskrit यवानी.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयवानीyavānī́
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentअजवाइन‘ajwain, or its seeds’
  3. Englishtodayajwain

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयवानीyavānī́
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentअजवाइन‘ajwain, or its seeds’
  3. Englishtodayajwain

Today it means

noun A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit यवानी / ajwain