Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/palli

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *pall +‎ *i.

Noun

*palli

1. lizard

Descendants

• South:
  • Tamil–Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli)
      • Kannada: ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli), ಹಲ್ಲಿ (halli)
    • Kodava: ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli)
    • Tamil-Malayalam
      • Malayalam: പല്ലി (palli)
      • Tamil: பல்லி (palli)
  • Tulu: ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: బల్లి (balli), పల్లి (palli)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: పల్ (pal), బల్ డొక్కె (bal ḍokke, “house lizard”)
    • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (bali ṭoṇḍo, “house-lizard”)
• → Sanskrit: पल्ली (pallī, “lizard”)
  • Konkani: पाल (pāl)
  • Marathi: पाल (pāl)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “palli”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 355.