Where does “जातिफल” come from?

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

जातिफल (Sanskrit): nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

Definitions

  1. nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

Ancestry of “जातिफल”, step by step

जातिफल 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 जाति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “जातिफल

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