Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pōntt-

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

Etymology

Compound of *pō +‎ *ntt-.

Noun

*pōntt-

1. male of an animal/bird

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: పోత్ (pōt)
    • Southeastern Kolami: ఫోత్ (phōt)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಹೋತ (hōta​), ಹೋಂತು (hōntu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ಪೋತು (pōtu)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: പോത്ത് (pōttŭ)
          • Tamil: போத்து (pōttu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: పోత్ (pōt), పోతల్ (pōtal)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: పోత్ (pōt)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): ପୋ୕ତୁ (pōtu)
          • Kuvi: ପୋ୕ତୂ (pōtū), ପୋ୕ତୁ (pōtu)
    • Telugu: పోతు (pōtu)
• →? Sanskrit: पोत (pota), पोट्ट (poṭṭa), पोत्थ (pottha), फोत (phota), फोत्त (photta) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4586”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.