Where does “*মধুফল” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*মধুফল”, step by step

*মধুফল 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 মধু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমধুhoney
2Sanskritमधुhoney
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →