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-

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.

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