Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kal

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

*kal

1. stone

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: केल
  • Southeastern Kolami: ఖల్బద (khalbada)
• Northern Dravidian:
  • Brahui: خَل (xal)
• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಕಲ್ (kal)
      • Kannada: ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: കല്ല് (kallŭ)
        • Tamil: கல் (kal)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): கல் (kal)
        • Toda: கஸ் (kas̱), கல் (kal)
  • Tulu: ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: కలు (kalu), కల్లు (kallu)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: కల్ (kal), కలు (kalu)
    • Konda-Dora: కలు (kalu)
    • Pengo: କାଲ୍ (kal)

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.