Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/irVl

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Alternative forms

• *irw

Etymology

Compound of *ir +‎ *Vl.

Noun

*irVl

1. liver

   Synonym: *taẓVnk-

Descendants

• Malayalam: ഈരൽ (īral)
• Tamil: ஈரல் (īral)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “546”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.