Where does “খাই তেল” come from?

খাই তেল (Assamese) comes from Assamese তেল, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.

খাই তেল (Assamese): mustard oil

Definitions

  1. mustard oil

Ancestry of “খাই তেল”, step by step

খাই তেল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese তেল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseতেলoil; fat
2Sanskritतैलoil; sesamum oil; olibanum
3SanskritतिलSesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
4Mundamun—

via Assamese খাই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseখাই—
Every word from Munda mun →Every word from Sanskrit तिल →Every word from Sanskrit तैल →