Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/puḷ

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

Adjective

*puḷ

sour

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: పుల్లె (pulle)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Kondekor: పుల్లా
Southern Dravidian:
- Korra Koraga: ಪುಲ್ಚು (pulcu)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), ಹುಳಿ (huḷi)
  - Tamil-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (puḷy)
    - Toda: [script needed] (püḷy)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: പുളി (puḷi)
    - Tamil: புளி (puḷi)
- Tulu: ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), ಪುಲಿ (puli)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: పుల్ల (pulla), పుళ్ళ (puḷḷa)
  - Konda-Dora: పుల (pula)
  - Kuvi: ପୁଲ୍ଲା (pulla)
- Telugu: పులి (puli)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4322”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.