Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kil-

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

Etymology 1

Noun

*kil-

  1. sound, noise
Descendants
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Korra Koraga: ಕೆಲಪ್ಪು (kelappu)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಕೆಲೆ (kele), ಸೆಲೆ (sele)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (kilc-), [script needed] (jelk)
        • Toda: [script needed] (kis̱-), [script needed] (kilk-)
    • Tulu: ಕಿಲೆವುನಿ (kilevuni), ಕಿಲೆಪುನಿ (kilepuni)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Telugu: చెలగు (celagu)
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: కిలియానా (kiliyānā), కిల్- (kil-)
      • Kuvi-Kui:
        • Kui (India): କ୍ଲା୕ପା (klāpa), କ୍ଲୀରି ଇନ୍ବା (klīri inba)
        • Kuvi: କିଲେରି-କୀଆଲି (kileri-kīali), କ୍ଲୀରିଐ୕

Etymology 2

Verb

*kil-

  1. to be able
Derived terms
Unsorted formations
  • Tamil: கிற்பு (kiṟpu), கெற்பு (keṟpu), கின் (kiṉ), கிற்றல் (kiṟṟal), கிற்று (kiṟṟu)
  • Malayalam: കെൽപ്പ് (kelppŭ), കെൽപ് (kelpŭ)
Descendants

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