Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/wil

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

Verb

*wil

1. to sell

Descendants

• Kannada: ಬಿಲಿ (bili)
• Telugu: విలుచు (vilucu)
• Malayalam: വിൽക്കുക (vilkkuka)
• Tamil: வில் (vil)

Derived terms

• *wil-ay (“price”)
  • Kannada: ಬೆಲೆ (bele), ಬಿಲಿ (bili)
  • Kodava: ಬೆಲೆ (bele)
  • Kota (India): வெல் (vel)
  • Malayalam: വില (vila, “price”)
  • Tamil: விலை (vilai, “price”)
  • Telugu: వెల (vela)
  • Tulu: ಬಿಲೆ (bile)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5421”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.