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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pāmpu

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

*pāmpu[1][2]

  1. snake

Descendants
  • South Dravidian:
  • South-Central Dravidian:
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Kolami: పామ్ (pām)
    • Southeastern Kolami: పామ్ (pām)
    • Parji-Gadaba:
      • Ollari: [script needed] (bām), [script needed] (bāmu), [script needed] (bāmb)
      • Duruwa: [script needed] (bām)
  • → Prakrit: पाव (pāva), 𑀧𑀸𑀯 (pāva)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 362.
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