Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/elay

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

Compound of *el +‎ *ay.

Noun

*elay

leaf

Descendants

Central dravidian:
- Kolami: रॆक्क (rekka)
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಎಲೆ (ele)
    - Alu Kurumba: ಎಲೆ (ele)
    - Badaga: ಎಲೆ (ele)
    - Kannada: ಎಲೆ (ele)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Iruloid:
      - Attapady Kurumba: ഇലെ
      - Irula: எலெ (ele)
    - ⇒ Kodava: ಎಲಕಂಡ (elakaṇḍa)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀮𑁃 (ilai)
      - Tamil: இலை (ilai)
      - Malayalam: ഇല (ila)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Toda: எஸ் (es̱)
      - Kota (India): எல் (el)
- Tulu: ಇರೆ (ire), ಇಲೆ (ile)
South Central:
- ⇒ Gondi: [script needed] (koṛk-ila, “new leaf”)

References

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