Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tuḷacV

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

*tuḷacV

sacred basil

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: ତୁଲ୍ଚା

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ತೊಳಚಿ (toḷaci), ತೊಳಚೆ (toḷace), ತೊಳಂಚೆ (toḷañce), ತೊಳಸಿ (toḷasi)
  - Kodava: ತೊಳಸಿ (toḷasi)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: തുഴായ് (tuḻāyŭ)
    - Tamil: துழாய் (tuḻāy), துளவம் (tuḷavam), துளவு (tuḷavu)
- Tulu: ತುಳಚಿ (tuḷaci), ತೊಳಚಿ (toḷaci)

→ Sanskrit: तुलसी (tulasī)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3357, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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