Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kappal

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *kapp +‎ *al.

Noun

*kappal

1. boat

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: കപ്പൽ (kappal)
    • Tamil: கப்பல் (kappal) (see there for further descendants)
  • Toda: [script needed] (kopol)
  • Tulu: ಕಪ್ಪಲ್ (kappalŭ)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: కప్పలి (kappali)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kappal”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.