English
javitri
Javitri comes from Hindi जावित्री ‘mace (spice)’, and goes back to Gujarati જાવંત્રી.
- Gujaratimodernજાવંત્રી
- Hindic. 1500–presentजावित्रीjāvitrī‘mace (spice)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993javitri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Gujaratimodernજાવંત્રી
- Hindic. 1500–presentजावित्रीjāvitrī‘mace (spice)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993javitri
Earliest quotation: 1993, Philip Thangam, Flavours from India: “Sprinkle the ground nutmeg-onion-javitri mixture, zafrani and a few…”
Every English word from Gujarati જાવંત્રી
Today it means
noun mace
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Gujarati જાવંત્રી / javitri