Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pulV

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

*pulV

pollution

Descendants

North-Dravidian:
- Brahui: [script needed] (pōling)
South-Dravidian:
- South-Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಹೊಲಸು (holasu)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: ಪೊಲೆ (pole), [script needed] (poleyë)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: പുല (pula), പുലയൻ (pulayaṉ), പൊല്ലാ (pollā)
        
        Tamil: புல் (pul), புலை (pulai), பொல்லா (pollā), பொலம் (polam)
  - Tulu: ಪೊಲೆ (pole), ಪೊಲಸು (polasu), ಪಿಲೆ (pile)
- South-Dravidian II:
  - >? Gondi: [script needed] (polo)
  - Kuvi: ପୋଲାଽଆତାସି (pola’atasi), ପୋ୕ଲାଃ ଆକି (pōlaʔ aki)
  - Telugu: పులు (pulu), పుల్లయ్య (pullayya)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4547”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.