Where does “தர்பூசணி” come from?

தர்பூசணி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பூசணி, from Tamil பூ, from Proto-Dravidian pū — flower; to flower.

தர்பூசணி (Tamil): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “தர்பூசணி”, step by step

தர்பூசணி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பூசணி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபூசணி—
2Tamilபூof a rooster crown
3Proto-Dravidianpūflower; to flower

via Hindi तरबूज़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतरबूज़watermelon
2Classical Persianتربوز—
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