Where does “నేయి” come from?

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

నేయి (Telugu): ghee

Definitions

  1. ghee

Ancestry of “నేయి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney