Proto-South Dravidian : *pUn-ai
Meaning : mast-wood
Tamil : pun_n_ai, pin_n_ai
Tamil meaning : mast-wood, Calophyllum inophyllum
Tamil derivates : pun_ku Malabar poon, Calophyllum tomentosum (also kāṭṭu-ppun_n_ai)
Malayalam : punna
Malayalam meaning : Calophyllum inophyllum; Rottlera tinctoria
Kannada : punnike, ponne, honne
Kannada meaning : Terminalia tomentosa W. & A.
Kannada derivates : honneya mara id.; Rottlera tinctoria Roxb.; sura-honne R. tinctoria; Alexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum Lin.
Tulu : ponnè
Tulu meaning : Rottlera tinctoria
Tulu derivates : śiri-ponnè Calophyllum apetalum
Notes : For some reason, Tamil and Mal. have -u-, as if the root were subject to umlaut (this cannot be, as the inlaut resonant is geminated). Sanskrit influence (Skt. puṃnāga- can be suspected).
Number in DED : 4343
