Where does “वेळा” come from?

वेळा (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi वेळा, from Sanskrit एला, from Proto-Dravidian ēla — cardamom plant.

वेळा (Marathi): large cardamoms

Definitions

  1. large cardamoms

Ancestry of “वेळा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiवेळा—
2Sanskritएलाcardamom
3Proto-Dravidianēlacardamom plant

Words derived from “वेळा”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian ēla →Every word from Sanskrit एला →Every word from Old Marathi वेळा →