Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wayal

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

*wayal

open space; field

Descendants

South-Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಬಯಲು (bayalu)
    - → Telugu: బయలు (bayalu)
      - → Kuvi: ବାୟାଲୁ (bayalu)
  - Kodava: ಬೇಲು (bēlu)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: വയൽ (vayal)
    - Tamil: வயல் (vayal)

South-Central:
- Telugu: వేవిలి (vēvili)

→ Marathi: वावर (vāvar)
⇒ Vedic Sanskrit: वैल-स्थान (vaila-sthāna)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “5258”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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