Where does “నేతరి” come from?

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

నేతరి (Telugu): a weaver

Definitions

  1. a weaver

Ancestry of “నేతరి”, step by step

నేతరి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నేత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనేతA lord, master, leader; weaving, texture
2TeluguనేయుTo weave, as a cloth
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Telugu అరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఅరిTax, tribute; An enemy
2Sanskritअरिenemy
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నేయు →Every word from Telugu నేత →