Where does “വഴുതനങ്ങ” come from?

വഴുതനങ്ങ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam -ങ്ങ, from Malayalam കായ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

വഴുതനങ്ങ (Malayalam): brinjal, aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. brinjal, aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “വഴുതനങ്ങ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalam-ങ്ങSuffix used for raw fruits
2Malayalamകായunripe fruit
3Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Malayalam -ങ്ങ →Every word from Malayalam കായ →