Where does “మట్టినూనె” come from?

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

మట్టినూనె (Telugu): Earth oil, kerosene or petroleum

Definitions

  1. Earth oil, kerosene or petroleum

Ancestry of “మట్టినూనె”, step by step

మట్టినూనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నూనె

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

via Telugu మట్టి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమట్టిearth, soil, mud
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Telugu నెయ్యి →Every word from Telugu నూనె →