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