Where does “நெய்” come from?

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

நெய் (Tamil): ghee

Definitions

  1. ghee

Ancestry of “நெய்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

Words derived from “நெய்”

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