Where does “ఫలకేశరము” come from?

ఫలకేశరము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

ఫలకేశరము (Telugu): coconut tree

Definitions

  1. coconut tree

Ancestry of “ఫలకేశరము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
2Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →