Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nūl

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

*nūl

1. thread

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: नूल् (nūl)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (nūl)
    • Ollari: [script needed] (nūl)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ನೂಲ್ (nūl)
      • Kannada: ನೂಲು (nūlu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: [script needed] (nūlɨ, “thread”)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 (nūl)
          • Tamil: நூல் (nūl)
          • Malayalam: നൂല് (nūl)
        • Malayalam: നൂൽ (nūl)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (nūl)
        • Toda: [script needed] (nūl)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: నూలు (nūlu)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: [script needed] (nūl)
    • Kuvi-Kui:
      • Kui (India): [script needed] (nūḍu)
    • Pengo-Manda:
      • Pengo: [script needed] (nūl)
      • Manda (India): [script needed] (nūl)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3726”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.