Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tokktōẓ-

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

Alternative forms

• *tōẓnt-

Noun

*tokktōẓ-

1. wolf

Unsorted forms

• Brahui: تولَ (tola)
• Kannada: ತೋಳ (tōḷa)
• Tamil: தோண்டான் (tōṇṭāṉ)
• Telugu: తోడేలు (tōḍēlu)
• Gondi: तोडेल्ली
• Tulu: ತೋಳ್ (tōḷŭ), ತೋಳೆ (tōḷe)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3548”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.