Where does “एरण्ड” come from?

एरण्ड (Sanskrit) comes from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

एरण्ड (Sanskrit): castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

Definitions

  1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

Ancestry of “एरण्ड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidiandra—
2Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “एरण्ड”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →