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Vetiver is a Tamil word. Ver literally means root. https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=ta&text=vetiver&op=translate https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&
by vivegi 4y ago
Vetiver is a Tamil word. Ver literally means root.
https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=ta&text=vetiver&op=translate https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=ta&text=vetiver&op=...
(You can listen to the pronunciation of the English version and the Tamil version in the Google Translate link above).
I remember my childhood days when the vetiver roots were used to add fragrance to bath water and fragrance & taste to summer drinks.
- antixk 4y agoPatchouli is of Tamil origin as well. From pachai - green, ilai - leaf.
- vivegi 4y agoLearnt something new today! I never imagined that to have originated from Tamil (I am a native speaker of the language) and always thought it had some esoteric European origin. From the phonetics, this definitely sounds quite plausible that it originated in Tamil. Thanks for the pointer.