Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/
waḷi
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
*waḷi
[
1
]
wind
Descendants
Tamil:
வளி
(
vaḷi
)
Malayalam:
വളി
(
vaḷi
)
Telugu:
వలి
(
vali
,
“
chill
,
cold
”
)
Gondi:
𑵭𑶂𑶌
(
vaḍī
)
References
^
Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju
(
2003
)
The Dravidian Languages
(Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press,
→ISBN
,
page
531
.