Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/pawaẓ

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *paw +‎ *aẓ.

Noun

*pawaẓ

coral
Synonym: *tuwVr

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಪವಳ (pavaḷa)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಪಳುವ (paḷuva), ಪವ್ವ (pavva)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: പവിഴം (paviḻaṁ), പവഴം (pavaḻaṁ)
      - Tamil: பவழம் (pavaḻam), பவளம் (pavaḷam), பளகம் (paḷakam)
- Tulu: ಪವಳ (pavaḷa)
South Dravidian II:
- Kuvi: ପାଗ୍ନେଲୁ (pagnelu)
- Telugu: పగడము (pagaḍamu), పగడం (pagaḍaṁ), పవడము (pavaḍamu), పవడం (pavaḍaṁ)
→ Sanskrit: प्रवाल (pravāla), प्रवाड (pravāḍa), प्रबाल (prabāla) (see there for further descendants)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pagaḍamu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.