Where does “വെറ്റില” come from?

വെറ്റില (Malayalam) comes from Tamil வெற்றிலை, from Tamil இலை, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀮𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *elay.

വെറ്റില (Malayalam): betel

Definitions

  1. betel

Ancestry of “വെറ്റില”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெற்றிலைbetel
2Tamilஇலைleaf; betel leaf
3Old Tamil𑀇𑀮𑁃leaf
4Proto-Dravidian*elay—

Words derived from “വെറ്റില”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *elay →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀮𑁃 →Every word from Tamil இலை →