Where does “புலி” come from?

புலி (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺, from Proto-Dravidian puli — tiger.

புலி (Tamil): panther

Definitions

  1. panther

Ancestry of “புலி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺tiger
2Proto-Dravidianpulitiger

Words derived from “புலி”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian puli →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺 →