Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kil

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Determiner

*kil

1. some

Derived terms

• Kannada: ಕೆಲ (kela), ಕೆಲವು (kelavu)
• Malayalam: ചില (cila)
• Tamil: சில (cila)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1571, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.