Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/talay

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

*talay

1. head

Descendants

• Tamil: தலை (talai)
• Malayalam: തല (tala)
• Kannada: ತಲೆ (tale)
• Telugu: తల (tala)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3103, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.