Where does “ផល្លា” come from?

ផល្លា (Khmer) comes from Pali phala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ផល្លា (Khmer): Alternative form of ផល

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ផល

Ancestry of “ផល្លា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliphalafruit; result, benefit
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 →