Where does “പുഴു” come from?

പുഴു (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian puẓu — worm; insect, vermin.

പുഴു (Malayalam): worm, any of the various tubular invertebrates in the phyla Annelida, Nematoda as well as the juvenile forms of certain insects that resemble the members of those phyla

Definitions

  1. worm, any of the various tubular invertebrates in the phyla Annelida, Nematoda as well as the juvenile forms of certain insects that resemble the members of those phyla

Ancestry of “പുഴു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianpuẓuworm; insect, vermin

Words derived from “പുഴു

Every word from Proto-Dravidian puẓu