Where does “तेल” come from?
तेल (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀮, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.
तेल (Hindi): oil; vegetable oil
Ancestry of “तेल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑁂𑀮 | oil |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तैल | oil; sesamum oil; olibanum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तिल | "Sesamum indicum" , sesame seed |
| 4 | Munda | mun | — |