Where does “జామపండు” come from?

జామపండు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పండు, from Telugu పడుండు, from Telugu ఉండు, from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ — inside.

జామపండు (Telugu): guava fruit

Definitions

  1. guava fruit

Ancestry of “జామపండు”, step by step

జామపండు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పండు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపండుfruit; ripe, mature; to ripen, grow ripe, mature
2Teluguపడుండుto lie down, recline, repose
3Teluguఉండుto be
4Proto-Dravidian*uḷinside

via Telugu జామ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguజామThe guava tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Telugu ఉండు →Every word from Telugu పడుండు →