Where does “కోలము” come from?

కోలము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कोल, from Old Kannada ಕೋಲ್, from Proto-Dravidian *kōl — stick, plough-shaft, staff.

కోలము (Telugu): A dance, dancing

Definitions

  1. A dance, dancing

Ancestry of “కోలము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकोलpepper
2Old Kannadaಕೋಲ್a stick, staff
3Proto-Dravidian*kōlstick, plough-shaft, staff
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōl →Every word from Old Kannada ಕೋಲ್ →Every word from Sanskrit कोल →