Where does “కుసుమనూనె” come from?

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

కుసుమనూనె (Telugu): oil made from the seeds of safflower

Definitions

  1. oil made from the seeds of safflower

Ancestry of “కుసుమనూనె”, step by step

కుసుమనూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

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

via Telugu కుసుమ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకుసుమsafflower grown mainly for extracting oil from the seeds
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నెయ్యి →Every word from Telugu నూనె →