The sesame plant or its seeds, used in cooking and traditional medicine across South Asia.
From Hindi/Urdu 'ājñjolī' or 'til,' derived from Sanskrit 'tila.' The term has roots in Dravidian languages and spread through trade routes across the Indian subcontinent.
Ajonjoli/sesame has been cultivated for over 5,000 years and was one of the first oil-yielding crops domesticated by humans—ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians knew it well, making it one of humanity's oldest industrial crops.
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