Where does “ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು” come from?

ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು (Old Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಪಾವು, from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu — snake.

ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು (Old Kannada): a python; a large snake

Definitions

  1. a python; a large snake

Ancestry of “ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು”, step by step

ಪೆರ್ಬಾವು traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Kannada ಪಾವು

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaಪಾವುsnake
2Proto-Dravidianpāmpusnake

via Proto-Dravidian *perV-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*perV-big
Every word from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu →Every word from Old Kannada ಪಾವು →
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