Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/oṭal

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

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Etymology

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From *oṭ +‎ *al.

Noun

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*oṭal[1]

  1. (anatomy) body

Descendants

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  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಒಡಲು (oḍalu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
  • South-Central Dravidian:

References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.