Where does “کَریل” come from?

کَریل (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल, from Proto-Dravidian kāravella.

کَریل (Kashmiri): bitter melon

Definitions

  1. bitter melon

Ancestry of “کَریل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारवेल्लbitter melon or the Momordica charantia
2Proto-Dravidiankāravella—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāravella →Every word from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल →