Where does “तेलीबाग़” come from?
तेलीबाग़ (Hindi) comes from Hindi तेली, from Hindi तेल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀮, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.
Ancestry of “तेलीबाग़”, step by step
तेलीबाग़ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तेली
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तेली | oilman, oil presser |
| 2 | Hindi | तेल | oil; vegetable oil |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑁂𑀮 | oil |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तैल | oil; sesamum oil; olibanum |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तिल | Sesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops) |
| 6 | Munda | mun | — |