Where does “నూనెబుడ్డి” come from?

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

నూనెబుడ్డి (Telugu): An oil bottle

Definitions

  1. An oil bottle

Ancestry of “నూనెబుడ్డి”, step by step

నూనెబుడ్డి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

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

via Telugu బుడ్డి

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