Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pul

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

*pul^[1]^[2]

grass

Descendants

Southern Dravidian:
- Tulu: ಪುಲ್ಲು (pullu)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಪುಲ್ (pul), ಪುಲ್ಲೆ (pulle)
    - Kannada: ಹುಲ್ಲು (hullu), ಹುಲು (hulu)
  - Kodava: ಪಿಲ್ಲು (pillu)
  - Kota (India): புல் (pul)
  - Toda: புல்
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: പുല്ല് (pullŭ)
    - Tamil: புல் (pul), பில்லு (pillu)
    - Irula: புல்லு (pullu)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: పులు (pulu), పుల్లు (pullu), పిల్లు (pillu)
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: పిల్ప్ (pilp), పుల్ల (pulla)
  - Kuvi: ପିଲ୍କା (pilka)

References

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

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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