Where does “ফলাফল” come from?
ফলাফল (Bengali) comes from Bengali ফল, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
ফলাফল (Bengali): consequence, result, effect, outcome
Definitions
- consequence, result, effect, outcome
Ancestry of “ফলাফল”, step by step
ফলাফল traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali ফল
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | ফল | fruit |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀨𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Bengali ফলা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | ফলা | blade, edge |