Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/nekVḷ

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

Noun

*nekVḷ[1][2]

  1. crocodile

Descendants

  • Kannada: ನೆಗಳೆ (negaḷe)
  • Telugu: నెగడు (negaḍu)
  • Tulu: ನೆಗಳ್ (negaḷŭ), ನೆಗರ್ (negarŭ)
  • Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra), नाक्र (nākra)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3732”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.