Where does “மண்தைலம்” come from?

மண்தைலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil தைலம், from Sanskrit तैल, from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.

மண்தைலம் (Tamil): bitumen

Definitions

  1. bitumen

Ancestry of “மண்தைலம்”, step by step

மண்தைலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தைலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதைலம்balm, medicinal oil, ointment
2Sanskritतैलoil; sesamum oil; olibanum
3SanskritतिलSesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
4Mundamun—

via Tamil மண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்soil, earth
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀡𑁆earth, soil, ground
Every word from Munda mun →Every word from Sanskrit तिल →Every word from Sanskrit तैल →