Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nelanc(c)-

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

Noun

*nelanc(c)-

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: नॆलिङ् (neliṅ)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: नॆलिञ् (neliñ)
  - Ollari: नॆलिङ् (neliṅ)
Southern Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kodagu:
  - Kodava: ನೆಲಚಿ (nelaci)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: നിലാ (nilā), നിലാവ് (nilāvŭ)
    - Tamil: நிலா (nilā), நிலவு (nilavu)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Toda: [script needed] (nes̱of)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Konda-Dora: నెల (nela), [script needed] (lēnz(u))
- Gondi: నలేంజ్ (nalēñj), నలెంజ్ (naleñj), నెలెంజ్ (neleñj), లలెంజ్ (laleñj), లెలెంజ్ (leleñj), లేంజ్ (lēñj), లెంజ్ (leñj)
- Kui-Manda:
  - Kuvi-Kui:
    - Kui (India): ଡା୕ଂଜୁ (ḍāñju)
    - Kuvi: ଲେଂଜୂ (leñjū), ଲେ୕ଂଜୁ (lēñju)
  - Manda-Pengo:
    - Manda (India): ଲେ୕ଂଜ୍ (lēñj)
    - Pengo: ଲେ୕ଂଜ୍ (lēñj)
- Telugu: నెల (nela)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 123, 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “nilā”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 335.