Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nel

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

*nel

1. a paddy variety

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Kannada: ನೆಲ್ಲು (nellu)
  • Kota (India): நெல் (nel)
  • Kodava: ನೆಲ್ಲು (nellu)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: നെല്ല് (nellŭ)
    • Tamil: நெல் (nel)

References

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