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Where does “bétele” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bétele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവെറ്റില—
2Tamilவெற்றிலைbetel
3Tamilஇலைleaf; betel leaf
4Old Tamil𑀇𑀮𑁃—
5Proto-Dravidian*elay—

Words derived from “bétele”

  • betel
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