Where does “দুলাল তুলসী” come from?

দুলাল তুলসী (Bengali) comes from Bengali তুলসী, from Sanskrit तुलसी, from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV — holy basil.

দুলাল তুলসী (Bengali): sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Definitions

  1. sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Ancestry of “দুলাল তুলসী”, step by step

দুলাল তুলসী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali তুলসী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliতুলসীholy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
2Sanskritतुलसीbasil (a sacred plant for Vaishnavas)
3Proto-Dravidian*tulacVholy basil

via Bengali দুলাল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদুলাল—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV →Every word from Sanskrit तुलसी →Every word from Bengali তুলসী →