Where does “నేరేడుపండు” come from?

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

నేరేడుపండు (Telugu): jambul fruit

Definitions

  1. jambul fruit

Ancestry of “నేరేడుపండు”, step by step

నేరేడుపండు 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 నేరేడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనేరేడుa tree of species Myrtus cyminum synonym of Syzygium cumini
2Proto-Dravidian*ñānṯV-Eugenia jambolana
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Telugu ఉండు →Every word from Telugu పడుండు →