English
jeera
Jeera comes from Hindi जीरा ‘cumin’, and goes back to Sanskrit जीरक.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजीरक‘cumin’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕
- Hindic. 1500–presentजीरा‘cumin’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020jeera
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजीरक‘cumin’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕
- Hindic. 1500–presentजीरा‘cumin’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020jeera
Earliest quotation: 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar: “The vegetarian menu had [...] pizza speckled with jeera.”
Every English word from Sanskrit जीरक
Today it means
noun Cumin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit जीरक / jeera