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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uḷḷi

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

Etymology

In some Southern Dravidian languages, this word can be preceded by Proto-Dravidian *weḷ ~ *weṇ (“white”), forming a compound meaning “garlic”.

Noun

*uḷḷi[1][2]

  1. onion

Descendants
  • Southern Dravidian:
    • South Dravidian I:
      • Tamil-Kannada:
        • Kannada: ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ (īruḷḷi), ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (uḷy)
          • Toda: [script needed] (ūḷy)
      • Tulu: ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi)
    • South Dravidian II:
      • Gondi-Kui:
        • Gondi: उल्लि (ulli)
        • Konda-Kui:
          • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (uli)
          • Kuvi: [script needed] (ūlli)
        • Manda-Pengo:
          • Manda (India): [script needed] (uli)
          • Pengo: [script needed] (ūṛi)
      • Telugu: ఉల్లి (ulli)
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Kolami-Naiki:
      • Kolami: उल्लि (ulli)
      • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (ullig)
    • Parji-Gadaba:
      • Duruwa: उल्लि (ulli)
      • Kondekor: [script needed] (ulli)
  • Northern Dravidian:
    • Kurukh-Malto:
      • Kurukh: उलि (uli)
  • → Sanskrit: उल्ली (ullī), उलि (uli)

Derived terms
  • Sothern Dravidian: *weḷ-uḷḷi
    • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ (boḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 69.
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