Where does “মাটিকঁঠাল” come from?

মাটিকঁঠাল (Assamese) comes from Assamese কঁঠাল, from Sanskrit कण्टफल, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

মাটিকঁঠাল (Assamese): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “মাটিকঁঠাল”, step by step

মাটিকঁঠাল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese কঁঠাল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকঁঠালjackfruit; jackfruit tree
2Sanskritकण्टफलjackfruit
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Assamese মাটি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাটিsoil; land
2Sanskritमृत्तिकाearth, clay, loam
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →