Where does “ผลไม้” come from?
ผลไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ผล, from Pali phala, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
ผลไม้ (Thai): fruit
Ancestry of “ผลไม้”, step by step
ผลไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ผล
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผล | result; outcome; profit; effect; fruit |
| 2 | Pali | phala | fruit; result, benefit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Thai ไม้
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไม้ | wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *mwajꟲ | — |