Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaḷam
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of *kaḷ + *-am. Disputed to have a connection with Elamite 𒄩𒌌 (hal, “land”).
Noun
Descendants
- South Dravidian:
- South-Central Dravidian:
- Central Dravidian:
- North Dravidian:
- → Sanskrit: खल (khala) (see there for further descendants)
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.
Further reading
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 305