Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñamkōl

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

Etymology

Compound of *ñam +‎ *kōl.

Noun

*ñamkōl

1. plough, our stick

Descendants

• Malayalam: ഞേങ്ങോൽ (ñēṅṅōl)
• Tamil: ஞாஞ்சில் (ñāñcil), நாஞ்சில் (nāñcil)
• Telugu: నాగలి (nāgali)
• Ollari: నాంగల్ (nāṅgal)
• → Sanskrit: लाङ्गल (lāṅgala), लङ्गल (laṅgala)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2907, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.