Where does “அடைக்காய்” come from?

அடைக்காய் (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian aṭaykkāy — areca nut; betel nut.

அடைக்காய் (Tamil): betel nut

Definitions

  1. betel nut

Ancestry of “அடைக்காய்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianaṭaykkāyareca nut; betel nut
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