Where does “betel” come from?

betel (Dutch) comes from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില, from Tamil வெற்றிலை, from Tamil இலை, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀮𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *elay.

betel (Dutch): betel

Definitions

  1. betel

Ancestry of “betel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebételebetel
2Malayalamവെറ്റിലbetel
3Tamilவெற்றிலைbetel
4Tamilஇலைleaf; betel leaf
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀮𑁃leaf
6Proto-Dravidian*elay—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *elay →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀮𑁃 →Every word from Tamil இலை →