Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āḷ

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

*āḷ

person

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: आल (āl), आलस (ālas)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (ál-urqe)

South Dravidian:
- Kannada: ಆಳು (āḷu), ಆಳಿಕೆ (āḷike), ಆಳುತನ (āḷutana), ಆಳ್ತನ (āḷtana), ಆಳ್ಮ (āḷma)
  - Sholaga: ಆಳು (āḷu)
- Kota-Toda:
  - Kota (India): ஆள் (āḷ)
  - Toda: ஓள்
- Tamil-Kodava:
  - Kodava: ಆಳು (āḷu)
  - Old Tamil:
    - Malayalam: ആൾ (āḷ), ആള് (āḷŭ)
    - Tamil: ஆள் (āḷ), ஆளன் (āḷaṉ), ஆளியன் (āḷiyaṉ)
- Tulu: ಆಳ್ (āḷŭ), ಆಳ್ಮಗೆ (āḷmage)

References

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

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