Where does “రేగుపండు” come from?

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

రేగుపండు (Telugu): jujube fruit

Definitions

  1. jujube fruit

Ancestry of “రేగుపండు”, step by step

రేగుపండు 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 రేగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరేగుjujube, a tree called "Ziziphus jujuba"; To rise,...
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