Where does “దొండపండు” come from?

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

దొండపండు (Telugu): the fruit of "Bryonia"

Definitions

  1. the fruit of "Bryonia"

Ancestry of “దొండపండు”, step by step

దొండపండు 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 దొండ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదొండthe plant called "Bryonia" or bimba
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Telugu ఉండు →Every word from Telugu పడుండు →
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