Where does “ફળ” come from?

ફળ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati फल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ફળ (Gujarati): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “ફળ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiफलfruit
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀨𑀮—
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

Words derived from “ફળ”

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