Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kāl

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

*kāl

1. leg

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (kēl)
  • Kolami: కాల్ (kāl)
  • Ollari: కాల్ (kāl)

• Northern Dravidian:
  • >? Brahui: ترکل (trikkal, “tripod of three sticks on which tent is hung”)

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕಾಲು (kālu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಕಾಲು (kālu)
      • Kota (India): கால் (kāl)
      • Toda: கோல்
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: കാല് (kālŭ)
        • Tamil: கால் (kāl)
  • Tulu: ಕಾರ್ (kārŭ), ಕಾಲ್ (kālŭ)

• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: కాలు (kālu)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: కాల్ (kāl)
    • Konda-Dora: కాల్ (kāl)
    • Manda-Kui:
      • Manda (India): କା୕ଲ୍ (kāl)
      • Pengo: କା୕ଲ୍ (kāl)
      • Kui (India): କା୕ଡୁ (kāḍu)
      • Kuvi: କା୕ଲ୍ (kāl)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 484.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1479”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.