[INDOLOGY] etymology/derivation of Tamil puravi and ivul̥i, "horse"

[Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman)]

Dear List members,
In Caṅkam poetry the word kutirai for "horse" is relatively rare, compared to puravi and ivul̥i. If originally the latter two words referred to a special type or aspect of the horse in question (like colour) they have come to be used as general words for "horse" in, e.g. puravittēvar, the Aśvins, and ivul̥ittāmaṉ, Aśvatthāman. I would like to know if there is some literature about the two words?
Herman

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The Aśoka Inscriptions: Analysing a corpus, New Delhi: Primus Books, 2023.
https://primusbooks.com/ancient/the-asoka-inscriptions-analysing-a-corpus-by-herman-tieken/


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