Where does “তেলটুপি” come from?

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

তেলটুপি (Assamese): black saw-wing

Definitions

  1. black saw-wing

Ancestry of “তেলটুপি”, step by step

তেলটুপি 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 টুপি

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