Where does “জায়ফল” come from?

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

জায়ফল (Bengali): nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg

Ancestry of “জায়ফল”, 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 →