Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kaṭal

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 *kaṭ +‎ *al.

Noun

*kaṭal

1. sea

Descendants

• Old Kannada: ಕಡಲ್ (kaḍal)
  • Kannada: ಕಡಲು (kaḍalu)
• Kodava: ಕಡ (kaḍa)
• Malayalam: കടൽ (kaṭal)
• Tamil: கடல் (kaṭal)
• Telugu: కడలి (kaḍali)
• Tulu: ಕಡಲ್ (kaḍalŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kaṭal”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.