Etymology Explorer
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Where does “דול” come from?
דול (Hebrew) comes from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.
Ancestry of “דול”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
dhole
An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus"
2
Kannada
ತೋಳ
the Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes"
3
Proto-Dravidian
*tokktōẓ-
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