Protoform: *=il-
Meaning: to thresh
Tindi: =elĩ-
Comments: The verb itself is attested only in Tindi. Much more widespread are derivates:
1) *roli. Cf. Av. lol (pl. lul-bí) 'threshing board', Chad. lal in lal =oq̇- 'to thresh'; And. loli 'threshing; threshing-floor', loli ṭam- 'to thresh'; Cham. jal 'threshing'; Tind. rali 'grain ready for threshing'; Kar. lale 'threshing'; God. lali-buχi id. In Av., And., Kar. and God. l- < *r- through assimilation.
2) *bilV-, *bilV-mV. Cf. Av. bála-hin 'shaft fastened to the threshing boards and yoke while threshing', Chad. boló-hin 'threshing board' (with an unclear component -hin); And. belim, Akhv. meli (Tseg., Tlan. belan), Cham. belũ (Gig. belma), Tind. belima, Kar. belun 'threshing board'.
