Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/eḷḷu

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Alternative reconstruction

  • *ceḷ (Krishnamurti)

Noun

*eḷḷu

  1. sesame

Derived terms

  • *eḷ-ney (“sesame oil”)
    • Kannada: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)
    • Kodava: ಅಣ್ಣೆ (ëṇṇe)
    • Kota (India): எண் (eṇ)
    • Malayalam: എണ്ണ (eṇṇa, “oil”)
    • Tamil: எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey, “oil”), எண்ணை (eṇṇai), எண்ண (eṇṇa) — Spoken Tamil
    • Tulu: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)

Descendants

References

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