Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ēlV-

This Proto-South 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.

*ēlV-

1. cardamom plant

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಏಲ ಮಲೆ (ēla male), (e·latï male)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ഏലം (ēlaṁ)
        • Tamil: ஏலம் (ēlam)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: ఏల (ēla)
• → Sanskrit: एला (elā), एलि (eli) (see there for further descendants)

• *ēlV-kkāy
  • South:
    • Kannada: ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), ಯಾಲಕ್ಕಿ (yālakki), ಯಾಲಕಿ (yālaki)
    • Kodava: ಎಲಕ್ಕಿ (elakki)
    • Malayalam: ഏലക്കായ (ēlakkāya), ഏലക്ക (ēlakka)
    • Tamil: ஏலக்காய் (ēlakkāy)
    • Tulu: ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki)
  • South Central:
    • Telugu: ఏలకి (ēlaki)
  • → Sanskrit: एलीका (elīkā) (see there for further descendants)

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