Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pāl

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

*pāl

milk
breast

Descendants edit

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki
  - Kolami: pāl
  - Naiki: pāl
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Parji: pēl
  - Ollari Gadba: pāl
Northern Dravidian:
- Brahui: پَال
Southern Dravidian:
- South-Central:
  - Telugu: పాలు (pālu)
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: pāl
    - Konda: pāl
    - Pengo-Manda:
      - Pengo: pāl
    - Kui-Kuwi:
      - Kui: pāḍu
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಹಾಲು (hālu)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Tamil: பால் (pāl)
    - Malayalam: പാൽ (pāl), പാല് (pālŭ)
    - Toda: போஸ்
- Kota-Toda:
  - Kota: pāl

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pāl”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.