Where does “phala” come from?

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

phala (Pali): fruit; result, benefit

Definitions

  1. fruit; result, benefit

Ancestry of “phala”, step by step

phala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit फल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
2Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Sanskrit फाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritफालa plough, ploughshare, mattock

Words derived from “phala”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →