Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kil-

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

Noun

*kil-

1. sound, noise

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Korra Koraga: ಕೆಲಪ್ಪು (kelappu)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕೆಲೆ (kele), ಸೆಲೆ (sele)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: ചില (cila), ചിലമ്പ് (cilampŭ)
      • Tamil: சிலை (cilai), சில் (cil), சிலம்பு (cilampu)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (kilc-), [script needed] (jelk)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kis̱-), [script needed] (kilk-)
  • Tulu: ಕಿಲೆವುನಿ (kilevuni), ಕಿಲೆಪುನಿ (kilepuni)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: కిలియానా (kiliyānā), కిల్- (kil-)
    • Kuvi-Kui:
      • Kui (India): କ୍ଲା୕ପା (klāpa), କ୍ଲୀରି ଇନ୍ବା (klīri inba)
      • Kuvi: କିଲେରି-କୀଆଲି (kileri-kīali), କ୍ଲୀରିଐ୕

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1574”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.