Where does “तेल” come from?

तेल (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi तेल, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.

तेल (Marathi): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “तेल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiतेल—
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 →
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