Where does “کُل” come from?

کُل (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit कोल, from Old Kannada ಕೋಲ್, from Proto-Dravidian *kōl — stick, plough-shaft, staff.

کُل (Kashmiri): a tree

Definitions

  1. a tree

Ancestry of “کُل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकोलpepper
2Old Kannadaಕೋಲ್a stick, staff
3Proto-Dravidian*kōlstick, plough-shaft, staff
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōl →Every word from Old Kannada ಕೋಲ್ →Every word from Sanskrit कोल →