Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pūṇ

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

Verb

*pūṇ

1. to put on, wear, be yoked

Descendants

• North:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: पूनु
• South Dravidian:
  • Malayalam: പൂണുക (pūṇuka)
  • Tamil: பூண் (pūṇ)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: పూను (pūnu)

Derived terms

• *pūṇ-ṭṭ-
  • Malayalam: പൂട്ടുക (pūṭṭuka)
  • Tamil: பூட்டு (pūṭṭu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4361”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.