Where does “ဖြူ” come from?

ဖြူ (Burmese) comes from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ဖြူ (Burmese): white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine

Definitions

  1. white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine

Ancestry of “ဖြူ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ဖြူ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →