Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tuḷacV

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

*tuḷacV

1. sacred basil

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: ତୁଲ୍ଚା

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ತೊಳಚಿ (toḷaci), ತೊಳಚೆ (toḷace), ತೊಳಂಚೆ (toḷañce), ತೊಳಸಿ (toḷasi)
    • Kodava: ತೊಳಸಿ (toḷasi)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: തുഴായ് (tuḻāyŭ)
      • Tamil: துழாய் (tuḻāy), துளவம் (tuḷavam), துளவு (tuḷavu)
  • Tulu: ತುಳಚಿ (tuḷaci), ತೊಳಚಿ (toḷaci)

• → Sanskrit: तुलसी (tulasī)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3357”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.