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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Pōt-
Meaning : sapling, bud
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pōttu
Tamil meaning : sapling, tender branch or shoot of tree
Tamil derivates : pōtu flower bud, freshness, beauty
Number in DED : 4587
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *bōd-
Meaning : young (of animals, plants)
Proto-South Dravidian: *Pōt-
Proto-Telugu : *bōd-a
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bōd-
Notes : This root was probably contaminated with *pōt- 'male' (esp. in such subgroups as PKK); maybe some forms are borrowed from Skt. pota-. In all, the reflexation is uncertain.
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *bōd-a
Meaning : young of bird
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : bōda
Number in DED : 4587
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bōd-
Meaning : young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : bōdel
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bōd-
Notes : In PK contamination with *pot- 'sapling, twig' ( < 'young').
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : bōdel
Meaning: bride, young lady
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4587
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bōd-
Meaning : girl; sapling
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : podeli "sapling, young green branch"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pōde "girl"
Kuwi (Schulze) : pōde "girl"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : pōde "woman, girl"
Kuwi (Israel) : pōti "small girl"
Additional forms : Also Kui bōda child; Kuwi_Isr pōdi pōti small children, young boys and girls; Kuwi_F pōdipōda boys and girls
Notes : It seems that the situation with the initial consonant here is aggravated by at least two circumstances: a) contamination of two roots - *pot- 'sapling, twig' and *bod- 'young, child', maybe also with the root *pōt- 'male'; b) interborrowings between SDR and CDR, maybe even between them and Indo-Aryan. For details see 4587.
Number in DED : 4587
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