Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cāl

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

*cāl

1. ploughed furrow

Descendants

• Central:
  • Ollari: సాలు (sālu)
• Southern:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಸಾಲು (sālu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಚಾಲ್ಲು (cāllu)
      • Kota (India): சால் (cāl)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ചാൽ (cāl)
        • Tamil: சால் (cāl), சாலை (cālai)
  • Tulu: ಸಾಲ್ (sālŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Konda-Dora: సాల్ (sāl)
  • Telugu: చాలు (cālu), చాలుపు (cālupu)
    • → Gondi: ఆల్ (āl)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cāl”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.