Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nūl

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

Noun

*nūl^[1]

thread

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: नूल् (nūl)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (nūl)
  - Ollari: [script needed] (nūl)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ನೂಲ್ (nūl)
    - Kannada: ನೂಲು (nūlu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: [script needed] (nūlɨ, “thread”)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 (nūl)
      - Tamil: நூல் (nūl)
      - Malayalam: നൂൽ (nūl), നൂല് (nūlŭ)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (nūl)
      - Toda: [script needed] (nūl)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: నూలు (nūlu)
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: [script needed] (nūl)
  - Kuvi-Kui:
    - Kui (India): [script needed] (nūḍu)
  - Pengo-Manda:
    - Pengo: [script needed] (nūl)
    - Manda (India): [script needed] (nūl)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “3726”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.

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