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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *pōẓ-/*poṭ-ai
Meaning : to cleave, split
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pōẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to be cleft, split, gape, be disunited; split, cleave open, dispel, destroy; n. cleft, piece
Tamil derivates : pōẓvu cleft, fissure; pōẓ-vāy open mouth; pōṭu hole, opening, cleft
Kannada : pōẓ
Kannada meaning : to cleave, split, divide into parts; n. a split, piece, slice
Kannada derivates : pōẓal hollow of a tree; pōḍu splitting; (K2) vb. to split up; pōṭe hole in a tree, cavern, hollow; poṭṭe, poṭṭare, poṭre hole in a tree, hollow of a tree
Tulu : poṭṭè
Tulu meaning : the hollow of a stalk or tree
Proto-Nilgiri : *bōṭ
Notes : Two different roots here; considering that the root structure (*PVR- 'hole, hollow') is rather common, the exact ways of contamination are rather hard to establish. Kota bōṭ is certainly contaminated with *bōr_-.
Number in DED : 4599
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *bōṭ
Meaning : hollow in tree trunk, hole that goes through
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : bōṭ
Number in DED : 4599
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pōẓ-
Meaning : to split, cleave
Proto-South Dravidian: *pōẓ-/*poṭ-ai
Proto-Telugu : *prō-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pōṛ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *pōj-
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-ndr,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *prō-
Meaning : to split into filaments, draw out in threads
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : prō̃ju
Dialectal forms (1) : pō̃ju
Dialectal forms (2) : ponju
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : pō̃cu
Additional forms : Also [1] prō̃gu, [2] pō̃gu thread, string, one strand in a cord
Number in DED : 4599
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-tel_3,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *pōṛ-
Meaning : to split
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : pōṛ- "to split, cleave"
Number in DED : 4599
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pōj-
Meaning : to open, tear; gape
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malto : pōye
Number in DED : 4599
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,

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