Proto-South Dravidian : *vil-
Meaning : to sell
Tamil : vil (vir_p-, vir_r_-)
Tamil meaning : to sell, out on sale, be sold
Tamil derivates : vilai selling, sale, price, cost, value; vir_r_al, vir_pan_ai selling, sale
Malayalam : vila
Malayalam meaning : sale, price, value
Malayalam derivates : vilkka to sell; vilpana sale; vilpikka to cause to sell
Kannada : bil, bili
Kannada meaning : to sell, buy
Kannada derivates : bili, bele price, cost
Kodagu : bele
Kodagu meaning : cost
Tulu : bilè, belè
Tulu meaning : price, value, worth
Notes : The derivative *vil-ai is the most interesting part about this root: most of the umlaut languages show umlaut tendencies here, as if it was a derivative of an unpreserved verb *vil-ai- 'to pay' (nominal suffixal *-ai rarely causes umlaut). Toda, however, stands out, since pɨl cannot go back to a verbal base *vil-ai-.
Number in DED : 5421
