Where does “bétel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bétel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebételebetel
2Malayalamവെറ്റിലbetel
3Tamilவெற்றிலைbetel
4Tamilஇலைleaf; betel leaf
5Old Tamil𑀇𑀮𑁃leaf
6Proto-Dravidian*elay—

Words derived from “bétel”

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