Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ellV

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

Determiner

*ellV

1. all

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: ऎल् (el)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಎಲ್ಲ (ella​), ಎಲ್ಲರುಂ (ellaruṃ)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ಎಲ್ಲ (ella)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: എല്ലാ (ellā), എല്ലാം (ellāṁ), എല്ലാവരും (ellāvaruṁ), എല്ലാവും (ellāvuṁ), എല്ലീരും (ellīruṁ)
          • Tamil: எல்லா (ellā), எல்லாம் (ellām), எல்லாரும் (ellārum), எல்லோரும் (ellōrum), எல்லேமும் (ellēmum), எல்லீரும் (ellīrum)
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (el), [script needed] (elm)
          • Toda: [script needed] (elm)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Kui (India): ଏଲେଽଏ (ele’e)
    • Telugu: ఎల్ల (ella​), ఎల్లరు (ellaru), ఎల్లవాడు (ellavāḍu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “844”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.