Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/puḷ

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

Adjective

*puḷ

1. sour

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: పుల్లె (pulle)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Kondekor: పుల్లా
• Southern Dravidian:
  • Korra Koraga: ಪುಲ್ಚು (pulcu)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), ಹುಳಿ (huḷi)
    • Tamil-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (puḷy)
      • Toda: [script needed] (püḷy)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: പുളി (puḷi)
      • Tamil: புளி (puḷi)
  • Tulu: ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), ಪುಲಿ (puli)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: పుల్ల (pulla), పుళ్ళ (puḷḷa)
    • Konda-Dora: పుల (pula)
    • Kuvi: ପୁଲ୍ଲା (pulla)
  • Telugu: పులి (puli)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4322, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.