Talk:betel

The derivation given here differs from that in the OED, see http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/18282? (password required):

Etymology: Probably immed. < Portuguese betel (Varthema 1510), betele, formerly also vitele, betle, betre, < Malayalam vettila (in Tamil vettilei; compare Sanskrit vîti ‘betel’).

I interpret this as a derivation from Malayalam, via Portuguese. Verbcatcher (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2015 (UTC)