Where does “రామాఫలము” come from?

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

రామాఫలము (Telugu): the great red custard apple called bullock's heart or wild-sweetsop, Annona reticulata

Definitions

  1. the great red custard apple called bullock's heart or wild-sweetsop, Annona reticulata

Ancestry of “రామాఫలము”, step by step

రామాఫలము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఫలము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఫలముfruit; produce, crop, yield; profit, advantage,...
2Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Telugu రామ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguరామOf or pertaining to Rama
2Sanskritरामdark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...
3Proto-Indo-IranianraHmás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁mósdirty; dirt
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →
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