Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ellV

This Proto-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-Dravidian

Determiner

*ellV

all

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: ऎल् (el)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಎಲ್ಲ (ella), ಎಲ್ಲರುಂ (ellaruṃ)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: ಎಲ್ಲ (ella)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: എല്ലാ (ellā), എല്ലാം (ellāṁ), എല്ലാവരും (ellāvaruṁ), എല്ലാവും (ellāvuṁ), എല്ലീരും (ellīruṁ)
        
        Tamil: எல்லா (ellā), எல்லாம் (ellām), எல்லாரும் (ellārum), எல்லேமும் (ellēmum), எல்லீரும் (ellīrum)
      - Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (el), [script needed] (elm)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (elm)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Kui (India): ଏଲେଽଏ (ele’e)
  - Telugu: ఎల్ల (ella), ఎల్లరు (ellaru), ఎల్లవాడు (ellavāḍu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “844”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.