उदुम्बर

Etymology
Unclear. Various etymologies have been proposed.

According to Przyluski (1926), it may be related to, both coming from an Austroasiatic source, cf. 🇨🇬, possibly through Proto-Khasic *dluŋ, whence 🇨🇬 (Shorto, 2006).

Southworth (2005) rejects Przyluski's hypothesis and proposes a Dravidian etymology: the Sanskrit word is interpreted as an old compound of 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Some researchers (Mayrhofer, 1992) also have proposed an Indo-Aryan derivation. The first part of the word may reflect 🇨🇬, an element only found in compounds, which in Vedic texts is often identified with 🇨🇬, while the second part is reasonably interpreted as 🇨🇬. Thus, the whole compound means “(that) which has a humid, juicy vigour”.

Noun

 * 1) the tree  (,, etc.)