Where does “भूकपित्थ” come from?

भूकपित्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

भूकपित्थ (Sanskrit): wood apple (Limonia acidissima, syn. Feronia elephantum)

Definitions

  1. wood apple (Limonia acidissima, syn. Feronia elephantum)

Ancestry of “भूकपित्थ”, step by step

भूकपित्थ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sanskrit कपित्थ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपित्थwood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima syn. Feronia elephantum)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Sanskrit भू →