Where does “కోలము” come from?
కోలము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कोल, from Old Kannada ಕೋಲ್, from Proto-Dravidian *kōl.
కోలము (Telugu): A dance, dancing
Ancestry of “కోలము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कोल | pepper |
| 2 | Old Kannada | ಕೋಲ್ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *kōl | — |