South Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-South Dravidian : *tol-

Meaning : old

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : tol

Tamil meaning : old, ancient

Tamil derivates : tollai, toḷḷai antiquity, ancientness; ton_r_u oldness, antiquity; old, ancient; ton_mai oldness, antiquity; toṇṭu antiquity, old times

Malayalam : toṇṭan

Malayalam meaning : old man

Malayalam derivates : toṇṭi old woman

Kannada : coc-

Kannada meaning : in: coccal first pregnancy

Tulu : toṭe

Tulu meaning : old man

Tulu derivates : toṭi old woman; (B-K) toṇḍé old man; toṇḍi old woman

Proto-Nilgiri : *tol

Notes : Apparently, the root was used wwith several suffixes (*tol-t_- > Tam. ton_r_u; *tol-ṭ- > Tam. toṇṭu, etc.). Kannada coccal < *toc-cal- < *tol-cal- through double assimilation.

Number in DED : 3516

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