Where does “idli” come from?

idli (English) comes from Tamil இட்லி, from Tamil ಇಡ್ಲಿ.

idli (English): A Southeast Asian cake made from rice and...

Definitions

  1. A Southeast Asian cake made from rice and...

Ancestry of “idli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇட்லிidli
2Tamilಇಡ್ಲಿ—
Every word from Tamil ಇಡ್ಲಿ →Every word from Tamil இட்லி →