Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kawVḷi

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

Etymology

Compound of *kaw +‎ *Vḷi.

Noun

*kawVḷi

lizard
Synonym: *palli

Descendants

North:
- Brahui: گْلُونْٹ (glūnṭ), گُلونْٹ (gulonṭ), کْلونْٹ (klonṭ)
South:
- Tamil–Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಗವುಳಿ (gavuḷi), ಗವಳಿ (gavaḷi)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಗವ್ಳಿ (gavḷi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam
      - Malayalam: ഗൗളി (gauḷi)
      - Tamil: கௌளி (kauḷi), கவுளி (kavuḷi), கெவுளி (kevuḷi)
- Tulu: ಗೌಳಿ (gauḷi)
South Central:
- Gondi: గూవ్హల్ (gūvhal), గూవ్హాల్ (gūvhāl), గొయ్హల్ (goyhal)
- Telugu: గౌళి (gauḷi), గవుళి (gavuḷi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “kavuḷi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.