Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/oṭal

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

From *oṭ +‎ *al.

Noun

*oṭal^[1]

(anatomy) body

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಒಡಲು (oḍalu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഉടൽ (uṭal)
      - Tamil: உடல் (uṭal)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Toda: [script needed] (wïṛḷ)
      - Kota (India): ஒற்ள் (oṟḷ)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: oṛol
    Odia script: ଓଡ଼ୋଲ୍
    
    Telugu script: ఒఱొల్
- Telugu: ఒడలు (oḍalu)

References

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

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