Where does “నేతకాడు” come from?

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

నేతకాడు (Telugu): a weaver

Definitions

  1. a weaver

Ancestry of “నేతకాడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనేతA lord, master, leader; weaving, texture
2TeluguనేయుTo weave, as a cloth
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నేయు →Every word from Telugu నేత →