Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āḷ

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

Noun

*āḷ

1. person

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: आल (āl), आलस (ālas)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (ál-urqe)

• South Dravidian:
  • Kannada: ಆಳು (āḷu), ಆಳಿಕೆ (āḷike), ಆಳುತನ (āḷutana​), ಆಳ್ತನ (āḷtana), ಆಳ್ಮ (āḷma)
    • Sholaga: ಆಳು (āḷu)
  • Kota-Toda:
    • Kota (India): ஆள் (āḷ)
    • Toda: ஓள்
  • Tamil-Kodava:
    • Kodava: ಆಳು (āḷu)
    • Old Tamil:
      • Malayalam: ആൾ (āḷ), ആള് (āḷŭ)
      • Tamil: ஆள் (āḷ), ஆளன் (āḷaṉ), ஆளியன் (āḷiyaṉ)
  • Tulu: ಆಳ್ (āḷŭ), ಆಳ್ಮಗೆ (āḷmage)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “āḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.