Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toḷ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: *toḷ, *toṇ     Adjectival: *toḷ, *toṇ

Numeral

*toḷ

1. nine, 9/10

Derived terms

• *toḷ-āyiram (āyiram is from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra), borrowed through a Prakrit)
  • Tamil: தொள்ளாயிரம் (toḷḷāyiram, “nine hundred”)
  • Malayalam: തൊള്ളായിരം (toḷḷāyiraṁ, “nine hundred”)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India