Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñamkōl
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Compound of *ñam + *kōl, literally “our stick”.
Noun
*ñamkōl
Descendants
- Malayalam: ഞേങ്ങോൽ (ñēṅṅōl)
- Ollari: నాంగల్ (nāṅgal)
- Tamil: ஞாஞ்சில் (ñāñcil), நாஞ்சில் (nāñcil)
- Telugu: నాగలి (nāgali)
- → Sanskrit: लाङ्गल (lāṅgala), लङ्गल (laṅgala) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2907”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.