Where does “പുകക്കുഴൽ” come from?

പുകക്കുഴൽ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പുക, from Proto-Dravidian *pokay — smoke.

പുകക്കുഴൽ (Malayalam): chimney

Definitions

  1. chimney

Ancestry of “പുകക്കുഴൽ”, step by step

പുകക്കുഴൽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പുക

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപുകsmoke, the visible gaseous and particulate matter given off by burning or smouldering material
2Proto-Dravidian*pokaysmoke

via Malayalam കുഴൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകുഴൽpipe
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pokay →Every word from Malayalam പുക →