Where does “پھل” come from?

پھل (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit फुल्ल, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

پھل (Urdu): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “پھل”, step by step

پھل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮blossomed, flowered
2Sanskritफुल्लflower; inflated, expanded; flowery, abundant in...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀨𑀮—
2Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →