Where does “ఫలకేశరము” come from?
ఫలకేశరము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-.
ఫలకేశరము (Telugu): coconut tree
Ancestry of “ఫలకేశరము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | — |