Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *pām- (“snake”).
ಪಾವು (pāvu)
Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *pām- (“snake”). Cognate to Kannada ಹಾವು (hāvu), Tulu ಪಾಂಬು (pāmbu), Tamil பாம்பு (pāmpu), Telugu పాము (pāmu), Malayalam പാമ്പ് (pāmpŭ).