Where does “వంగపండు” come from?

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

వంగపండు (Telugu): the fruit of brinjal

Definitions

  1. the fruit of brinjal

Ancestry of “వంగపండు”, step by step

వంగపండు 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 వంగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవంగeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Proto-Dravidian*waẓVtVbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Telugu ఉండు →Every word from Telugu పడుండు →