Where does “เนยขาว” come from?

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

เนยขาว (Thai): shortening; solid fat used to make shortcrust pastry

Definitions

  1. shortening; solid fat used to make shortcrust pastry

Ancestry of “เนยขาว”, step by step

เนยขาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เนย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเนยbutter
2Tamilநெய்ghee
3Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Thai ขาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขาวwhite
2Proto-Taixaːwᴬwhite
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ney →Every word from Tamil நெய் →Every word from Thai เนย →
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