Where does “ドール” come from?
ドール (Japanese) comes from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.
ドール (Japanese): Synonym of 人形; a dhole
Ancestry of “ドール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dhole | An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus" |
| 2 | Kannada | ತೋಳ | the Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes" |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *tokktōẓ- | — |