Where does “betel” come from?

Betel derives from Tamil വെറ്റിലै, which is a compound of Tamil വെറ്റി and Tamil ഇലൈ meaning leaf.

betel (English): Either of two plants often used in combination; A...

Definitions

  1. Either of two plants often used in combination; A...

Ancestry of “betel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebételebetel
2Malayalamവെറ്റിലbetel
3Tamilவெற்றிலைbetel
4Tamilஇலைleaf; betel leaf
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀮𑁃leaf
6Proto-Dravidian*elay—

Words derived from “betel”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *elay →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀮𑁃 →Every word from Tamil இலை →