Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kil-

See also: 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

Etymology 1

Noun

*kil-

sound, noise

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Korra Koraga: ಕೆಲಪ್ಪು (kelappu)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೆಲೆ (kele), ಸೆಲೆ (sele)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ചില (cila), ചിലമ്പ് (cilampŭ)
    - Tamil: சிலை (cilai), சில் (cil), சிலம்பு (cilampu)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (kilc-), [script needed] (jelk)
    - Toda: [script needed] (kis̱-), [script needed] (kilk-)
- Tulu: ಕಿಲೆವುನಿ (kilevuni), ಕಿಲೆಪುನಿ (kilepuni)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: చెలగు (celagu)
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: కిలియానా (kiliyānā), కిల్- (kil-)
  - Kuvi-Kui:
    - Kui (India): କ୍ଲା୕ପା (klāpa), କ୍ଲୀରି ଇନ୍ବା (klīri inba)
    - Kuvi: କିଲେରି-କୀଆଲି (kileri-kīali), କ୍ଲୀରିଐ୕

Etymology 2

Verb

*kil-

to be able

Derived terms

Unsorted formations

Tamil: கிற்பு (kiṟpu), கெற்பு (keṟpu), கின் (kiṉ), கிற்றல் (kiṟṟal), கிற்று (kiṟṟu)
Malayalam: കെൽപ്പ് (kelppŭ), കെൽപ് (kelpŭ)

Descendants

Tamil: கில் (kil)
Toda: [script needed] (kïs̠)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 526, 94.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1574”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.