Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āl

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 edit

Noun edit

*āl

banyan tree

Descendants edit

Central Dravidian:
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (ēl meri)
  - Ollari: [script needed] (āl)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಆಲದ ಮರ (ālada mara), ಆಲ (āla), ಆಲೆ (āle)
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (a·l)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (a·lï)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: ആൽ (āl)
        
        Tamil: ஆல் (āl)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: ఆలిఁ (ālin̆), ఆలి (āli), ఆల్ (āl), బరేలీ (barēlī), బెరెలీ (berelī), బెరెల్ (berel)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: ఆలి మ్రాను (āli mrānu)
      - Pengo: ଆ୕ଲ୍ ଗା୕ଚ୍ (āl gāc)

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 382, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.