![]() ![]() This indicates South India possibly having been involved in trade with the Mediterranean diaspora centuries earlier. The mainstream view is that the beginnings of trade between the Mediterranean region and South India can be traced back to 500 BCE when the word zingiberis (ζιγγίβερις), which was derived from the Proto-South Dravidian cinki-ver (சிங்கிவேர்) (for Ginger), first appeared in the Greek language. The incorporation of Tamil loanwords into the Hebrew language originally came about through the interactions of West Asian and South Indian merchants. ![]() The land routes are red, and the water routes are blue. Silk Road and Spice trade, ancient trade routes that linked India with the Old World carried goods and ideas between the ancient civilisations of the Old World and India.
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