Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōl

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

*kōl

stick, plough-shaft, staff

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: కోల (kōla), కొలా (kolā)
- Southeastern Kolami: కోల్ (kōl)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಕೋಲ್ (kōl)
    - Kannada: ಕೋಲು (kōlu)
    - → Marathi: कोल (kola)
  - Kota (India): கோல் (kōl)
  - Kodava: ಕೋಲು (kōlu)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: കോൽ (kōl)
    - Tamil: கோல் (kōl)
- Tulu: ಕೋಲ್ (kōlŭ), ಕೋಲು (kōlu)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: కోల (kōla), కోలా (kōlā), కొల (kola)
- Konda-Dora: కోల్ (kōl)
- Telugu: కోల (kōla), కోలన (kōlana), కోలని (kōlani)
- Kui-Manda:
  - Kui (India): କ୕ଡୁ (kōḍu)
  - Kuvi: କ୕ଲୁ (kōlu), କ୕ଲୂ (kōlū)
  - Manda (India): କୂଲ୍ (kūl)
  - Pengo: କ୕ଲ୍ (kōl)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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