Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/palli
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Proto-South Dravidian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
*palli
Descendants[edit]
- South:
- South-Central:
- Telugu: బల్లి (balli), పల్లి (palli)
- Gondi-Kui:
- Gondi: పల్ (pal), బల్ డొక్కె (bal ḍokke, “house lizard”)
- Konda-Dora: [script needed] (bali ṭoṇḍo, “house-lizard”)
- → Sanskrit: पल्ली (pallī, “lizard”)
References[edit]
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “palli”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 355.