Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaḷ

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

*kaḷ

toddy

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: కల్ (kal)
- Southeastern Kolami: కళ్ (kaḷ)
Southern:
- Southern I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ಕಳ್ (kaḷ)
      - Kannada: ಕಳ್ಳು (kaḷḷu)
    - Kodava: ಕಳ್ಳು (kaḷḷu)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ)
      - Tamil: கள் (kaḷ)
  - Tulu: ಕಲಿ (kali), കലി (kali), ಕಳಿ (kaḷi), കളി (kaḷi)
- Southern II:
  - Gondi: కల్ (kal), కళ్ళు (kaḷḷu), కళ్లు (kaḷlu)
  - Telugu: కల్లు (kallu)
A descendent language:
- → Prakrit: 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 (kallā)
- → Sanskrit: कल्या (kalyā), कल्ला (kallā)

References

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