Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pānkk-

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

*pānkk-

betel nut

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: పోకె (pōke)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Malayalam: പാക്ക് (pākkŭ), പാക്കുവെട്ടി (pākkuveṭṭi)
  - Tamil: பாக்கு (pākku), பாகு (pāku), பாக்குவெட்டி (pākkuveṭṭi)
  - Tulu: ಪಾಕುಟ್ಟಿ (pākuṭṭi)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Kuvi: ପୋ୕କା ମ୍ରା୕ନୁ (pōka mrānu)
  - Telugu: పోక (pōka)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4048, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.