Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pōẓ

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

Alternative forms

*poẓutu

Noun

*pōẓ

sun

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: पॊद् (pod)
- Duruwa: अपॊट् (apoṭ)
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಪೊೞ್ತು (poḻtu)
    - Middle Kannada: ಪೊರ್ತು (portu)
      - Kannada: ಹೊತ್ತು (hottu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: [script needed] (poḷïdï)
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (poṛt)
    - Malayalam: പൊഴുത് (poḻutŭ)
    - Tamil: பொழுது (poḻutu)
    - Toda: [script needed] (pïšt)
- Tulu: ಪೊರ್ತ್ (portŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: పోడ్ద్ (pōḍd)
- Konda-Dora: పొదు (podu)
- Pengo: [script needed] (padna)
- Old Telugu: ప్ఴొద్దు (pḻoddu), ప్రొద్దు (proddu)
  - Telugu: ప్రొద్దు (proddu), పొద్దు (poddu)

References

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