Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/puH

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

*puH

1. flower
2. cataract?

Alternative reconstructions

• *puy

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: पू
    • Ollari: పూ (pū), పువ్వు (puvvu)
  • Kolami: పువ్ (puv), పూత (pūta)
  • Southeastern Kolami: పూత (pūta)

• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (pū̃p, pūmp)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (púpu, púthe)

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಪೂ (pū), ಪೂವು (pūvu)
      • Kannada: ಹೂ (hū), ಹೂವು (hūvu), ಪೂವು (pūvu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಪೂ (pū), ಪೂವು (pūvu)
      • Kota-Toda:
        • Kota (India): பூ (pū)
        • Toda: [script needed] (pūf)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: പൂ (pū), പൂവ് (pūvŭ)
        • Tamil: பூ (pū)
  • Tulu: ಪೂ (pū)

• South-Central:
  • Gondi: పుంగార్ (puṅgār), పుఙర్ (puṅar), పుయానా (puyānā)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: పుయు (puyu)
    • Kui (India): ପୂଜୁ (pūju)
    • Kuvi: ପୂୟୁ (pūyu)
    • Manda (India): ପୁୟ୍ (puy)
    • Pengo: ପୁୟ୍ (puy)
  • Telugu: పువ్వు (puvvu), పూవు (pūvu), పూ (pū)

Verb

*puH

1. to flower

Descendants

• Kui (India): ପୂପା (pūpa)
• Malayalam: പൂക്കുക (pūkkuka), പൂക്കൽ (pūkkal)
• Tamil: பூ (pū)
• Telugu: పూచు (pūcu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4345, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.