Where does “வாழைப்பூ” come from?

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

வாழைப்பூ (Tamil): flower of banana or plantain

Definitions

  1. flower of banana or plantain

Ancestry of “வாழைப்பூ”, step by step

வாழைப்பூ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பூ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபூof a rooster crown
2Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Tamil வாழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilவாழைMusa × paradisiaca, plantain, banana, banana tree
2Proto-South Dravidian*wāẓay—
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