Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ēlV-

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

Noun

*ēlV-

cardamom plant

Derived terms

*ēlV-k-kāy (“cardamom seed”)
- South:
  - Kannada: ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), ಯಾಲಕ್ಕಿ (yālakki), ಯಾಲಕಿ (yālaki)
  - Kodava: ಎಲಕ್ಕಿ (elakki)
  - Malayalam: ഏലക്കായ (ēlakkāya), ഏലക്ക (ēlakka)
  - Tamil: ஏலக்காய் (ēlakkāy)
  - Tulu: ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki)
- South Central:
  - Telugu: ఏలకి (ēlaki)
- → Sanskrit: एलीका (elīkā) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಏಳೆ (ēḷe)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಏಲ ಮಲೆ (ēla male), [script needed] (e·latï male)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഏലം (ēlaṁ)
      - Tamil: ஏலம் (ēlam), ஏலை (ēlai)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: ఏల (ēla)
→ Sanskrit: एला (elā), एलि (eli) (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), “cardamom”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.