Where does “నేత” come from?

నేత (Telugu) comes from Telugu నేయు, from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

నేత (Telugu): A lord, master, leader; weaving, texture

Definitions

  1. A lord, master, leader; weaving, texture

Ancestry of “నేత”, step by step

నేత traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నేయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనేయుTo weave, as a cloth
2Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Sanskrit नेता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनेता—

Words derived from “నేత”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నేయు →