Where does “জাঁইফল” come from?

জাঁইফল (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit जातिफल, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

জাঁইফল (Assamese): nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg

Ancestry of “জাঁইফল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजातिफलnutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
2Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →