Where does “ഫലിതം” come from?

ഫലിതം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit फलित, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ഫലിതം (Malayalam): joke, humorous story

Definitions

  1. joke, humorous story

Ancestry of “ഫലിതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritफलितdeveloped
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 →