Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uḷḷi

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uḷḷi

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

In some Southern Dravidian languages this word can be preceded by Proto-Dravidian *weḷ ~ *weṇ (“white”), forming a compound meaning “garlic”.

Noun

*uḷḷi[1][2]

1. onion

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tulu: ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi), ಉಲ್ಲಿ (ulli)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada-Badaga:
      • Kannada: ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: உள்ளி (uḷḷi)
        • Malayalam: ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (uḷy)
        • Toda: [script needed] (ūḷy)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: ఉల్లి (ulli)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: उल्लि (ulli)
    • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (uli)
    • Manda-Pengo:
      • Manda (India): [script needed] (uli)
      • Pengo: [script needed] (ūṛi)
    • Kuwi-Kui:
      • Kuvi: [script needed] (ūlli)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: उल्लि (ulli)
    • Southeastern Kolami: उल्लिग् (ullig)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Ollari: [script needed] (ulli)
    • Duruwa: उल्लि (ulli)
• Northern Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: उलि (uli)
• → Sanskrit: ऊली (ūlī)

Derived terms

• Sothern Dravidian: *weḷ-uḷḷi
  • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ (boḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: வெள்ளுள்ளி (veḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Toda: [script needed] (pöḷ-ūḷy, “garlic”)

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, page 69.