Where does “തൈലക്കാരൻ” come from?

തൈലക്കാരൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam തൈലം, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.

തൈലക്കാരൻ (Malayalam): apothecary

Definitions

  1. apothecary

Ancestry of “തൈലക്കാരൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamതൈലംmassage oil; medicinal oil; infused oil
2Sanskritतैलoil; sesamum oil; olibanum
3SanskritतिलSesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
4Mundamun—
Every word from Munda mun →Every word from Sanskrit तिल →Every word from Sanskrit तैल →