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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *piḷ-
Meaning : young girl
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *piḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *pill-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *piL-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pil-
Proto-North Dravidian : *pel-
Brahui : pill-ōta
Notes : Lack of retroflex articulation in PGn is somewhat strange.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *piḷ-
Meaning : child
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : piḷ
Tamil meaning : tender beauty of a child
Tamil derivates : piḷḷai child, son, youth, daughter, young of many animals; title of Veḷḷāḷa caste; pīḷ embryo, tender ears of corn, tenderness
Malayalam : piḷḷa
Malayalam meaning : child, infant, young of animals, small fruit
Kannada : piḷḷe, piḷḷa, pilla
Kannada meaning : child, young of any animal, that which is small or petty
Kodagu : paḷḷe
Kodagu meaning : female of various wild animals (also dog, horse)
Tulu : piḷḷè
Tulu meaning : child, baby
Tulu derivates : puḷḷi grandchild
Proto-Nilgiri : *piḷ-
Number in DED : 4198
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *piḷ-
Meaning : in: mōt fiɫ̣ɵ son's wife (not being one's sister's daughter; for mōt, see 4616)
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Toda : piɫ̣ɵ
Additional forms : Also Toda peɫ̣ xōf- (xōt-) to be married to a man (kōf- [woman] marries [man]; see 1416); töwfɨɫ̣y the lower-ranking moiety of the Todas (who are priests of the sacred dairies, i. e. servants [*piḷḷi] of the gods [töw, DBIA no. 219])
Number in DED : 4198
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pill-
Meaning : child, baby, young of any animal, girl; small, little, young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pilla
Additional forms : Also [1] pilaka, [2] piluka a young one, young shoot; pilladi girl, lass, young woman
Number in DED : 4198
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *piL-
Meaning : girl
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : pilla "baby, daughter, woman"
Naikri : pilla "girl, daughter"
Additional forms : Also Kolami pilla pedda females and males
Number in DED : 4198
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pil-
Meaning : female child; young
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *pī̆l-ā
Konda : pila
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pil-k-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *pī̆l-ā
Meaning : girl; child
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Muria Gondi : pīla "girl, young one of animals"
Maria Gondi : pīla "child"
Koya Gondi : pilla "child"
Yeotmal Gondi : pila "young of animal"
Maria Gondi (Lind) : pilā "child, young of an animal"
Adilabad Gondi : pilla "young of animal"
Number in DED : 4198
Number in CVOTGD : 2253
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : pila
Meaning: child, a small one
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 4198
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *pil-k-
Meaning : young shoot of tree
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : pilka
Number in DED : 4198
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *pel-
Meaning : female
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : pellō "female child, female not arrived at puberty, bride or young woman (before she has had children), maidservant"
Malto : peli "woman"
Additional forms : Also KUR pell maidservant; MLT pelo female (of plants).
Number in DED : 4198
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : pill-ōta
Meaning : poor child, small child, orphan, miserable
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 4198
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVlV
Meaning: girl
Indo-European: *paly-
Dravidian: *piḷ-
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *paly-
Meaning: girl, youth
Avestan: pairikā `schöne, die Frommen durch Liebesglück vom Glauben abspenstig machende Frauen'
Other Iranian: NPers parī `Peri'
Old Greek: pallakís, -ídos f., pallakǟ́ f. `Kebsweib, Konkubine', pállak-s m., f. `Knabe, Mädchen', pállǟk-s m. `Knabe'
Latin: paelex, -icis f. `Beischläferin eines Ehemannes, Kebsweib, Konkubine'
Russ. meaning: девушка-красавица
References: WH (different in Pok. 789)
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *piḷ-
Meaning : young girl
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *piḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *pill-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *piL-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *pil-
Proto-North Dravidian : *pel-
Brahui : pill-ōta
Notes : Lack of retroflex articulation in PGn is somewhat strange.
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