Where does “പോത്ത്” come from?

പോത്ത് (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- — male of an animal/bird.

പോത്ത് (Malayalam): water buffalo (male)

Definitions

  1. water buffalo (male)

Ancestry of “പോത്ത്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird

Words derived from “പോത്ത്

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt-