Where does “तुळसी” come from?

तुळसी (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit तुलसी, from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV — holy basil.

तुळसी (Marathi): holy basil

Definitions

  1. holy basil

Ancestry of “तुळसी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलसीbasil (a sacred plant for Vaishnavas)
2Proto-Dravidian*tulacVholy basil
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV →Every word from Sanskrit तुलसी →