Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/po-
Proto-Dravidian
Verb
*po-
- to perforate
Derived terms
- *po-t- / *po-k- (“to make a hole”)
- Konda-Dora: పొత్ (pot, “to bore, perforate”)
- Kuvi: ପୋତ୍ (pot, “to make a hole”)
- Tamil: பொது (potu), பொகு (poku)
- Unsorted forms
- Kannada: ಬೊಕ್ಕೆ (bokke), ಬೊಕ್ಕ (bokka)
- Malayalam: പൊത്ത് (pottŭ)
- Tamil: பொக்கை (pokkai), பொந்து (pontu), பொத்து (pottu), பொதிர் (potir), போன் (pōṉ)
- Telugu: పొక్క (pokka), బొక్క (bokka), బొంద (bonda)
- Tulu: ಬೊಂಕು (boṅku), ಬೊಕ್ಕು (bokku)
Descendants
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 530, 277.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4452”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 394.