Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pānkk-

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

*pānkk-

1. betel nut

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: పోకె (pōke)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Malayalam: പാക്ക് (pākkŭ), പാക്കുവെട്ടി (pākkuveṭṭi)
    • Tamil: பாக்கு (pākku), பாகு (pāku), பாக்குவெட்டி (pākkuveṭṭi)
    • Tulu: ಪಾಕುಟ್ಟಿ (pākuṭṭi)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Kuvi: ପୋ୕କା ମ୍ରା୕ନୁ (pōka mrānu)
    • Telugu: పోక (pōka​)
• → Sanskrit: पूग (pūga​)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4048”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.