Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pāmpu

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*pāmpu

1. snake

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tulu: ಪಾಂಬೊಲ್ (pāmbolŭ, “kind of flat, long fish”), ಪಾವು (pāvu)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಹಾವು (hāvu), ಪಾವು (pāvu)
      • → Tulu: ಹಾವು (hāvu)
    • Kodava: ಪಾಂಬು (pāmbu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Toda: போப் (pōb)
        • Kota (India): பாப் (pāb)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Old Tamil: 𑀧𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀧𑀼 (pāmpu)
          • Malayalam: പാമ്പ് (pāmpŭ)
          • Tamil: பாம்பு (pāmpu)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: పాము (pāmu)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: పాం (pāṁ)
  • Southeastern Kolami: పాం (pāṁ)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Ollari: [script needed] (bām), [script needed] (bāmu), [script needed] (bāmb)
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (bām)
• → Prakrit: पाव (pāva), 𑀧𑀸𑀯 (pāva)