Where does “நெசவாளர்” come from?

நெசவாளர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நெசவு, from Tamil நெய், from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

நெசவாளர் (Tamil): weaver

Definitions

  1. weaver

Ancestry of “நெசவாளர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெசவுweaving, act of weaving
2Tamilநெய்ghee
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Tamil நெய் →Every word from Tamil நெசவு →
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