[INDOLOGY] the word 'sesame' and the use of sesame oil

[Madhav Deshpande]

Dear Robert,

     The generic Sanskrit word for oil [*taila*] is derived from *tila
*"sesame."
I wonder if that indicates the same as the primary source of edible oil.
Best,

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 3:20 AM Robert Zydenbos <
zydenbos at lrz.uni-muenchen.de> wrote:

> Dear list friends,
>
> A non-Indological colleague asked me whether there are any references in
> ancient Indian literature to the medicinal use of sesame oil.
>
> Related: is there any Indian word in any language for 'sesame' that
> resembles 'shumshum', 'simsim' or 'shamashammu'?
>
> Any information concerning these two questions would be most welcome.
>
> RZ
>
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