Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āl

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

*āl

1. banyan tree

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (ēl meri)
    • Ollari: [script needed] (āl)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಆಲದ ಮರ (ālada mara), ಆಲ (āla), ಆಲೆ (āle)
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (a·l)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: [script needed] (a·lï)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: ആൽ (āl)
          • Tamil: ஆல் (āl)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: ఆలిఁ (ālin̆), ఆలి (āli), ఆల్ (āl), బరేలీ (barēlī), బెరెలీ (berelī), బెరెల్ (berel)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: ఆలి మ్రాను (āli mrānu)
        • Pengo: ଆ୕ଲ୍ ଗା୕ଚ୍ (āl gāc)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “382”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.