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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kal-

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

Alternative forms

*kaṯ-

Verb

*kal-

to learn

Descendants

Tamil: கல் (kal)
Malayalam: കൽക്കുക (kalkkuka)

Derived terms

*kal-ay
- Kannada: ಕಲೆ (kale)
- Malayalam: കല (kala)
- Tamil: கலை (kalai)
- → Sanskrit: कला (kalā)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1297, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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