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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/elay

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

Compound of *el +‎ *ay.

Noun

*elay[1][2]

  1. leaf

Descendants
  • South:
    • Tulu: ಇರೆ (ire), ಇಲೆ (ile)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
  • South Central:
    • Gondi: [script needed] (koṛk-ila, “new leaf”)

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.
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