Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pokVḷ-

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

*pokVḷ-

1. imperial pigeon

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: పోల్గ్ (pōlg)
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (pōnal)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto
    • Kurukh: [script needed] (poxā)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (pog̣e)
• South Dravidian:
  • Malayalam: പൊകിണ (pokiṇa), പൊകണ (pokaṇa), പോണ (pōṇa), പൂണ (pūṇa)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi–Kui:
    • Gondi: [script needed] (pōnāṛ), [script needed] (pōnaṛ)
    • Kuvi: [script needed] (pōlgu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4454, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.