Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/eḷ

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

*eḷ[1][2]

sesame
Synonym: *nū(w)

Descendants

Tamil: எள் (eḷ)
Malayalam: എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ)
Kannada: ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu)
Tulu: ಎಣ್ಮೆ (eṇme)
Kodava: ಅಳ್ಳು (ëḷḷï)
→? Akkadian: 𒉌𒄑 (ellum)

Derived terms

*eḷ-ney (“sesame oil”)
- Tamil: எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey, “oil”), எண்ணை (eṇṇai)
- Malayalam: എണ്ണ (eṇṇa, “oil”)
- Kannada: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)
- Tulu: ಎಣ್ಣೆ (eṇṇe)
- Kota (India): எண் (eṇ)
- Kodava: ಅಣ್ಣೆ (ëṇṇe)

References

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

Southworth, F. C. (2005) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎, page 4

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

[2] Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “eḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.