Where does “फल” come from?
फल (Rajbanshi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-.
फल (Rajbanshi): fruit
Ancestry of “फल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀨𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | — |