Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pakal

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

Etymology

Compound of *pak +‎ *al.

Noun

*pakal

1. daylight

Descendants

• Old Kannada: ಪಗಲ್ (pagal)
  • Kannada: ಹಗಲು (hagalu)
• Malayalam: പകൽ (pakal)
• Tamil: பகல் (pakal)
• Telugu: పగలు (pagalu)

References

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