Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *pol-am. Related to పొలమరి ‎(polamari, “cultivator.”) Cognate with Tamil புலவு ‎(pulavu, “Arable land.”), Tamil புலம்பன் ‎(pulampaṉ, “Chief or lord of a maritime tract [probably originally 'chief of a village in the maritime tract'].”), Malayalam പുലം ‎(pulaṃ, “Cornfield, place.”), Kannada ಪೊಲ ‎(pola, “A plough-field; place, direction.”), Tulu ಪುಲ ‎(“Pasturage.”).