Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pokVḷ-

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

*pokVḷ-

imperial pigeon

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: పోల్గ్ (pōlg)
- Duruwa: [script needed] (pōnal)
North Dravidian:
- Kurukh-Malto
  - Kurukh: [script needed] (poxā)
  - Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (pog̣e)
South Dravidian:
- Malayalam: പൊകിണ (pokiṇa), പൊകണ (pokaṇa), പോണ (pōṇa), പൂണ (pūṇa)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi–Kui:
  - Gondi: [script needed] (pōnāṛ), [script needed] (pōnaṛ)
  - Kuvi: [script needed] (pōlgu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4454”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.