Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/eḷḷu

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 reconstruction

*ceḷ (Krishnamurti)

Noun

*eḷḷu

sesame

Descendants

Tamil-Kannada:
- Kannada: ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu)
- Kodava: ಅಳ್ಳು (ëḷḷï)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ), എൾ (eḷ)
  - Tamil: எள் (eḷ)
Tulu: ಎಣ್ಮೆ (eṇme)
→? Akkadian: 𒉌𒄑 (ellum)

Derived terms

*eḷ-ney (“sesame oil”)
- Kannada: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)
- Kodava: ಅಣ್ಣೆ (ëṇṇe)
- Kota (India): எண் (eṇ)
- Malayalam: എണ്ണ (eṇṇa, “oil”)
- Tamil: எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey, “oil”), எண்ணை (eṇṇai) — colloquial
- Tulu: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
F. C., Southworth (2003) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania, page 29.