Where does “குங்குமப்பூ” come from?
குங்குமப்பூ (Tamil) comes from Tamil பூ, from Proto-Dravidian pū — flower; to flower.
Ancestry of “குங்குமப்பூ”, step by step
குங்குமப்பூ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil குங்கும
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | குங்கும | — |