Where does “కొబ్బరినూనె” come from?

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

కొబ్బరినూనె (Telugu): oil extracted from the coconut

Definitions

  1. oil extracted from the coconut

Ancestry of “కొబ్బరినూనె”, step by step

కొబ్బరినూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

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

via Telugu కొబ్బరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకొబ్బరిCoconut, the fruit of the coconut palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నెయ్యి →Every word from Telugu నూనె →