Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nāl

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: *nāl     Adjectival: *nāl

Numeral

*nāl

1. four

Descendants

• Tamil: நால் (nāl)
• Malayalam: നാല് (nālŭ)
• Tulu: ನಾಲ್ (nālŭ)
• Kannada: ನಾಲು (nālu)
• Gondi: నాలుంగ్ (nāluṅg)
• Kodava: ನಾಲು (nālu)
• Kolami: नालिङ् (nāliṅ)

Derived terms

• *nāl-nk(k)V
  • Tamil: நால்கு (nālku)
  • Kannada: ನಾಲ್ಕು (nālku), ನಾಕು (nāku), ನಾಲಕ್ಕು (nālakku), ನಾಲುಕು (nāluku) — colloquial
  • Telugu: నాలుగు (nālugu), నాల్గు (nālgu)
  • Kolami: नालिङ् (nāliṅ)
  • → Nihali: नल्को

• *nān-k(k)V
  • Tamil: நான்கு (nāṉku)
  • Malayalam: നാങ്ക് (nāṅkŭ)
  • Toda: [script needed] (nōng)
  • Kota (India): [script needed] (nāng)
  • Kurukh: नाख़ (nāx)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

References

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