Where does “शुष्कफल” come from?

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

शुष्कफल (Sanskrit): dried fruits

Definitions

  1. dried fruits

Ancestry of “शुष्कफल”, step by step

शुष्कफल 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 शुष्क

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुष्कdried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHsúškasdry, dried out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sews-to be dry

Words derived from “शुष्कफल”

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