Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kalam

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

*kalam

boat
Synonyms: *kappal, *cōṭam, *ampi

Descendants

Tamil: கலம் (kalam)
Malayalam: കലം (kalaṁ)
Kannada: ಕಲ (kala)
Kodava: ಕಲ (kala)
Tulu: ಕರ (kara)
Telugu: కలము (kalamu)
→ Sanskrit: कला (kalā), कलश (kalaśa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kalam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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