Where does “ಪಲ್ಲಿ” come from?

ಪಲ್ಲಿ (Old Kannada) comes from Proto-Dravidian *palli — family, household.

ಪಲ್ಲಿ (Old Kannada): a house lizard, gecko

Definitions

  1. a house lizard, gecko

Ancestry of “ಪಲ್ಲಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*pallifamily, household
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *palli