Where does “ཏིལ” come from?

ཏིལ (Tibetan) comes from Sanskrit तिल, from Munda mun.

ཏིལ (Tibetan): sesame, sesame seed

Definitions

  1. sesame, sesame seed

Ancestry of “ཏིལ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritतिलSesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
2Mundamun—
Every word from Munda mun →Every word from Sanskrit तिल →