Where does “เนย” come from?

เนย (Thai) comes from Tamil நெய், from Proto-Dravidian *ney — oil, ghee.

เนย (Thai): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “เนย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெய்ghee
2Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

Words derived from “เนย”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Tamil நெய் →
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