Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/col

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 1

Noun

*col

fireplace, hearth, stove

Derived terms

*col-ay
- South-Dravidian:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ಒಲೆ (ole)
      - Kannada: ಒಲೆ (ole)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Tamil-Malayalam: *ulai (“furnace”)
        Malayalam: ഉല (ula, “furnace”)
        
        Tamil: உலை (ulai, “furnace”)
      - Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (el-kāl, “fireplace between two stones”)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (was̲)
  - Tulu: ಉಲೆ (ule)

Descendants

South-Central Dravidian:
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: సొలు (solu)
  - Kuvi-Kui:
    - Kui (India): ସଡୁ (soḍu)
    - Kuvi: ହୋଲ୍ଲୁ (hollu)
  - Pengo-Manda:
    - Manda (India): ହୁଲି (huli)
    - Pengo: ହଲ୍ (hol)

Unsorted forms

Central Dravidian:
- Parji-Gadaba
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (colŋgel, congel)
  - Kondekor: సొయ్గెల్
>? Tamil: சுள் (cuḷ), சுள்ளி (cuḷḷi)
→ Sanskrit: चुल्ली (cullī)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑀸 (culā)
  - Bengali: চুলা (cula), চুল্লি (culli) — learned borrowing, চুলো (culō) — Rarh
    - → English: chula, choola, choolah, chulha
  - Odia: ଚୁଲା (culā), ଚୂଲା (culā)
- Marathi: चूल (cūl)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (cullī), 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (culli)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: चूल्हा (cūlhā)
    - Urdu: چُولھَا (cūlhā), چُولْہا (cūlhā)
      - → Gulf Arabic: چولة (čūla)
      - → English: chulha
      - → Mauritian Creole: chula

Etymology 2

Verb

*col

to speak, relate

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: [script needed] (cul-)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಸೊಲ್ಲು (sollu)
    - Tamil-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (col)
      - Tamil-Kodagu:
        Kodava: [script needed] (collï)
        
        Old Tamil: 𑀘𑁴𑀮𑁆 (col)
        Tamil: சொல் (col)
        Malayalam: ചൊല്ല് (collŭ), ചൊല്ലുക (colluka)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Kuvi: ଜୋ୕ଲ୍- (jōl-), ଜୋ୕ଲିନୈ୕, ଜୋ୕ଲାଲି (jōlali), ଜୋଲ୍ପୁ (jolpu)

Unsorted forms

>? Kannada: ಸುಳ್ಳು (suḷḷu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2857”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2855”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.