Where does “పండు” come from?

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

పండు (Telugu): fruit; ripe, mature; to ripen, grow ripe, mature

Definitions

  1. fruit; ripe, mature; to ripen, grow ripe, mature

Ancestry of “పండు”, step by step

పండు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పడుండు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపడుండుto lie down, recline, repose
2Teluguఉండుto be
3Proto-Dravidian*uḷinside

via Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

Words derived from “పండు”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Telugu ఉండు →Every word from Telugu పడుండు →