Where does “అవిసెనూనె” come from?

అవిసెనూనె (Telugu) comes from Telugu నూనె, from Telugu నెయ్యి, from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

అవిసెనూనె (Telugu): linseed oil

Definitions

  1. linseed oil

Ancestry of “అవిసెనూనె”, step by step

అవిసెనూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనూనెoil
2Teluguనెయ్యిghee
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Telugu అవిసె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅవిసెlinseed (flax) Linum usitatissimum plant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నెయ్యి →Every word from Telugu నూనె →