Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/puli

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

*puli[1][2]

  1. tiger

Descendants

  • South Dravidian:
    • Tulu: ಪಿಲಿ (pili)
    • Korra Koraga: ಹಿಲಿ (hili)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: పులి (puli)
    • Gondi: పుల్లీ (pullī), పులి (puli), పుల్ (pul), పులియాల్ (puliyāl)
  • Central Dravidian:
  • → Prakrit: पुल्लि (pulli), 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (pulli)

References

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