Where does “তেলাল” come from?

তেলাল (Assamese) comes from Assamese আল, from Sanskrit आरा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

তেলাল (Assamese): oily

Definitions

  1. oily

Ancestry of “তেলাল”, step by step

তেলাল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese আল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseআলspur
2Sanskritआराan awl; the knife of a shoemaker; a saw
3Proto-Indo-AryanHā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →