Where does “ফল-মূল” come from?

ফল-মূল (Assamese) comes from Assamese ফল, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ফল-মূল (Assamese): fruits and the like

Definitions

  1. fruits and the like

Ancestry of “ফল-মূল”, step by step

ফল-মূল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese ফল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseফলfruit; result, outcome
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀨𑀮
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Assamese মূল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমূলoriginal value, price; root, ground fruit
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓamEvery word from Sanskrit फल