Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toḷ

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
← 8	9	10 →
Cardinal: toḷ, toṇ Adjectival: toḷ, toṇ

Numeral

*toḷ

nine, 9/10

Derived terms

*toḷ-āyiram (āyiram is from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra), borrowed through a Prakrit)
- Tamil: தொள்ளாயிரம் (toḷḷāyiram, “nine hundred”)
- Malayalam: തൊള്ളായിരം (toḷḷāyiraṁ, “nine hundred”)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) “toḷ”, in Tribal Languages of Kerala, Language in India

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