Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/nel

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

Noun

*nel

a paddy variety

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Kannada: ನೆಲ್ಲು (nellu)
- Kota (India): நெல் (nel)
- Kodava: ನೆಲ್ಲು (nellu)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: നെല്ല് (nellŭ)
  - Tamil: நெல் (nel)

References

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

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