Proto-South Dravidian : *Ceḷ-
Meaning : twig, stick
Kannada : seḷe
Kannada meaning : twig, small branch, stick, rod, also one for training or punishing children; vb. to cane with a stick
Kannada derivates : caḷḷu, ceḷu, ceḷḷu, seḷḷu a long flexible twig or rod
Kodagu : jaḷe
Kodagu meaning : long thin pliable stick
Kodagu derivates : (jaḷev-, jaḷand-) to sway like a long pliable stick; jaḷa- (jaḷap-, jaḷat-) to make sway
Tulu : cilè, śilè
Tulu meaning : a fishing-rod
Notes : Unclear root, maybe a contamination of two different roots (thus, Kodagu points to a voiced affricate, while Kannada has a voiceless one).
Number in DED : 2790
