Where does “ਖਣਿਜ ਤੇਲ” come from?
ਖਣਿਜ ਤੇਲ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਤੇਲ, from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.
ਖਣਿਜ ਤੇਲ (Punjabi): petroleum
Ancestry of “ਖਣਿਜ ਤੇਲ”, step by step
ਖਣਿਜ ਤੇਲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਤੇਲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਤੇਲ | oil |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तैल | oil; sesamum oil; olibanum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तिल | Sesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops) |
| 4 | Munda | mun | — |
via Punjabi ਖਣਿਜ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਖਣਿਜ | extracted from a mine; mineral |
| 2 | Sanskrit | खनिज | gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or... |