Where does “మంచినూనె” come from?

మంచినూనె (Telugu) comes from Telugu నూనె, from Telugu నెయ్యి, from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

మంచినూనె (Telugu): sesame oil, or gingelly oil

Definitions

  1. sesame oil, or gingelly oil

Ancestry of “మంచినూనె”, step by step

మంచినూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనూనెoil
2Teluguనెయ్యిghee
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Telugu మంచి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమంచిgood; good, excellent, best, sound, fine, fair,...
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