Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cāl

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

Noun

*cāl

ploughed furrow

Descendants

Central:
- Ollari: సాలు (sālu)
Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಸಾಲು (sālu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಚಾಲ್ಲು (cāllu)
    - Kota (India): சால் (cāl)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ചാൽ (cāl)
      - Tamil: சால் (cāl), சாலை (cālai)
- Tulu: ಸಾಲ್ (sālŭ)
South-Central:
- Konda-Dora: సాల్ (sāl)
- Telugu: చాలు (cālu), చాలుపు (cālupu)
  - → Gondi: ఆల్ (āl)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cāl”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.