Where does “తవుడునూనె” come from?

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

తవుడునూనె (Telugu): bran oil

Definitions

  1. bran oil

Ancestry of “తవుడునూనె”, step by step

తవుడునూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

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

via Telugu తవుడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguతవుడుBran
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నెయ్యి →Every word from Telugu నూనె →