Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/oṭal

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

From *oṭ +‎ *al.

Noun

*oṭal[1]

  1. (anatomy) body

Descendants

  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಒಡಲು (oḍalu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Toda: [script needed] (wïṛḷ)
          • Kota (India): ஒற்ள் (oṟḷ)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Konda-Kui:
      • Konda-Dora: oṛol
        Odia script: ଓଡ଼ୋଲ୍
        Telugu script: ఒఱొల్
    • Telugu: ఒడలు (oḍalu), ఒళ్లు (oḷlu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.