Where does “دول” come from?

دول (Arabic) comes from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.

دول (Arabic): plural of دَوْلَة

Definitions

  1. plural of دَوْلَة

Ancestry of “دول”, step by step

دول traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dhole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdholeAn Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus"
2Kannadaತೋಳthe Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes"
3Proto-Dravidian*tokktōẓ-—

via Arabic دَوْلَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوْلَةstate; sovereign polity, state
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ- →Every word from Kannada ತೋಳ →Every word from English dhole →