Where does “कटहर” come from?

कटहर (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit कण्टफल, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

कटहर (Bhojpuri): jackfruit

Definitions

  1. jackfruit

Ancestry of “कटहर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्टफलjackfruit
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 →
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