Where does “दीपतैल” come from?
दीपतैल (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.
Ancestry of “दीपतैल”, step by step
दीपतैल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit तैल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | तैल | oil; sesamum oil; olibanum |
| 2 | 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) |
| 3 | Munda | mun | — |
via Sanskrit दीप
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दीप | light; lamp, light source; light source |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew(p) | to purify with light |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “दीपतैल”