Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/il

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.

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-il

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*il

house

Derived terms

Proto-Dravidian: *-il, *-in
- Tamil: -இல் (-il)
- Malayalam: -ഇൽ (-il)
>^? *il-l-am
- Malayalam: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ)
- Tamil: இல்லம் (illam)

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: ऎल्ल (ella)
South Dravidian
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - ⇒ Kodava: ಇಲ್ಲವೇನ್ಪೆ (illavën, “man who is a relative”)
  - Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀮𑁆 (il)
    - Tamil: இல் (il)
    - Malayalam: ഇൽ (il)
- Tulu: ಇಲ್ಲ್ (illŭ)
South Central:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: ఇలు (ilu)
- Telugu: ఇల్లు (illu), ఇలు (ilu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 8, 180, 524.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “il”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.