Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pokay

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

Etymology

Compound of *pok +‎ *ay.

Noun

*pokay

1. smoke

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kondekor: [script needed] (pōgu, “smoke”), [script needed] (pogasur, “soot”), [script needed] (pōgu, “smoke”), [script needed] (pōga, “tobacoo”), [script needed] (pogḍ-, “to fill with smoke”)
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: पॊग् (pog)
    • Southeastern Kolami: పొగ్ (pog)
  • Ollari: [script needed] (pog)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಹೊಗೆ (hoge)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ಪೊಗೆ (poge)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Tamil: புகை (pukai)
          • Malayalam: പുക (puka)
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (peg, “smoke”), [script needed] (pog, “tobacoo”), [script needed] (po·, “tobacco”)
          • Toda: [script needed] (pax)
    • Tulu: ಪುಗ್ (pugŭ), ಪೊಗ್ (pogŭ)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: పొగొ (pogo), పొగా (pogā), పొయ (poya​), పొయొ (poyo), పొఈ (poī), పొయ్ (poy), పొయ్యూస్ (poyyūs)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: పొగొ (pogo)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): ପୋ୕କାଡ଼ି (pōkaṛi)
          • Kui (India): ଭୋଇୟି (bhoiyi), ବୋ୕ଇ (bōi), ବୋ୕ୟି (bōyi), ବୋ୕ୟୀ (bōyī), ବୁଁୟ୍ (bũy), ପୋଽକାଡ଼ି (po’kaṛi)
    • Telugu: పొగ (poga), పొవ (pova​)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 149.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4240”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.