Where does “דול” come from?

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

Ancestry of “דול”, step by step

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