Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/il

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

*il

1. house

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: ऎल्ल (ella)
• South Dravidian
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kodava: ಇಲ್ಲವೇನ್ಪೆ (illavën, “man who is a relative”)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ, “house, place”)
      • Tamil: இல் (il)
  • Tulu: ಇಲ್ಲ್ (illŭ)
• South Central:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: ఇలు (ilu)
  • Telugu: ఇల్లు (illu), ఇలు (ilu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 8, 180, 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “il”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.