Where does “Arecoideae” come from?
Arecoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Areca, from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക, from Proto-Dravidian aṭaykkāy — areca nut; betel nut.
Ancestry of “Arecoideae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Areca | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | അടയ്ക്ക | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | aṭaykkāy | areca nut; betel nut |