Where does “Arecoideae” come from?

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

Arecoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Arecoideae”, 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 →