The words simila, semidalis, groat, and grain may all have similar proto-Indo-European origins as two Sanskrit terms for wheat, samita and godhuma.
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It has also been speculated that the lyric "Semolina Pilchard" in The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus" refers to Pilcher.
A huge number of variations of Upma are made with whole or refined ground wheat and rice of varied grain size, vermicelli, Durum wheat semolina or pearl sago.