Where does “Arecaceae” come from?

Arecaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Areca, from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക, from Proto-Dravidian aṭaykkāy — areca nut; betel nut.

Arecaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Arecaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArecagenus
2Malayalamഅടയ്ക്കbetel nut
3Proto-Dravidianaṭaykkāyareca nut; betel nut
Every word from Proto-Dravidian aṭaykkāy →Every word from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക →Every word from Translingual Areca →