Where does “ເນີຍ” come from?

ເນີຍ (Lao) comes from Thai เนย, from Tamil நெய், from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

ເນີຍ (Lao): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “ເນີຍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเนยbutter
2Tamilநெய்ghee
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Tamil நெய் →Every word from Thai เนย →