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Where does “పూనూనె” come from?

పూనూనె (Telugu) comes from Telugu నూనె, from Telugu నెయ్యి, from Proto-Dravidian *ney.

పూనూనె (Telugu): The oil extracted from the flowers

Definitions

  1. The oil extracted from the flowers

Ancestry of “పూనూనె”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనూనెoil
2Teluguనెయ్యి—
3Proto-Dravidian*ney—
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