Where does “dhole” come from?

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

dhole (English): An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus"

Definitions

  1. An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus"

Ancestry of “dhole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaತೋಳthe Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes"
2Proto-Dravidian*tokktōẓ-—

Words derived from “dhole”

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