Where does “मक्खनफल” come from?

मक्खनफल (Hindi) comes from Hindi मक्खन, from Sanskrit म्रक्षण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

मक्खनफल (Hindi): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “मक्खनफल”, step by step

मक्खनफल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मक्खन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमक्खनbutter
2Sanskritम्रक्षणbutter
3Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Hindi फल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफलfruits; result, outcome
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀨𑀮—
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Sanskrit -न →