Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/paḷḷi

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

*paḷḷi[1][2]

family, household
(later Dravidian) village, hamlet

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Telugu: పల్లి (palli)
- Tulu: ಪಳ್ಳಿ (paḷḷi)
- Tamil-Kannada: *paḷḷi
  - Kannada: ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi)
    - → Tulu: ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಪಳ್ಳಿ (paḷḷi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam: *paḷḷi
      - Tamil: பள்ளி (paḷḷi, “school”)
      - Malayalam: പള്ളി (paḷḷi, “place of worship”)
Northern Dravidian: *pallī
- Duruwa: पल्लि (palli)
- Kurukh: पल्ली (pallī)
→ Sanskrit: पल्लि (palli, “settlement of wild tribes; village”)

References

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

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

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