Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pōr

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

*pōr

1. fight, battle

Descendants

• Malayalam: പോര് (pōrŭ)
• Tamil: போர் (pōr, “battle, war”)
• Telugu: పోరు (pōru)
• Old Kannada: ಪೋರ್ (pōr)

Derived terms

• *pōr-āṭṭ-am
  • Tamil: போராட்டம் (pōrāṭṭam, “struggle, revolt”)
  • Malayalam: പോരാട്ടം (pōrāṭṭaṁ, “fight, conflict”)
  • Telugu: పోరాటం (pōrāṭaṁ), పోరాటము (pōrāṭamu), పోరాట (pōrāṭa)
  • Kannada: ಹೋರಾಟ (hōrāṭa), ಪೋರಾಟ (pōrāṭa, “a battle or combat”)

Verb

*pōr

1. to fight, to battle

Alternative froms

• *porV-

Descendants

• Malayalam: പോരുക (pōruka)

Derived terms

• *pōr-āṭu (compound of pōr + *āṭu).
  • Malayalam: പോരാടുക (pōrāṭuka)
  • Tamil: போராடு (pōrāṭu, “to fight, defend, stand against”)
  • Telugu: పోరాడు (pōrāḍu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pōr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.