Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/puṯac-

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

*puṯac-

1. pigeon

   Synonyms: *pokVḷ-, *kūm-

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Ollari: పురుస్ (purus)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (purrā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (pure)
• South Dravidian:
  • Kannada: ಹೊರಸು (horasu), ಪೊರಸು (porasu)
  • Old Tamil:
    • Malayalam: പ്രാവ് (prāvŭ), പിറാവ് (piṟāvŭ)
    • Tamil: புறா (puṟā), புற (puṟa), புறவு (puṟavu), புறவம் (puṟavam)
  • Tulu: ಪುದ (puda)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: పురార్ (purār), పుర్రల్ (puṛāṛ), పుర్రార్ (purrār), పుర్రాజ్ (purrāj), [Term?], [script needed] (pur̥aṛ), [script needed] (por̥aṛ(i)), [script needed] (pogaṛ pitte), [script needed] (paorish)
  • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (poṟoz)
  • Telugu: బుర్ర పిట్ట (burra piṭṭa)

References

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