Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uḷḷi

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

In some Southern Dravidian languages, this word can be preceded by Proto-Dravidian *weḷ ~ *weṇ (“white”), forming a compound meaning “garlic”.

Noun

*uḷḷi

1. onion

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ (īruḷḷi), ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: உள்ளி (uḷḷi)
        • Malayalam: ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (uḷy)
        • Toda: [script needed] (ūḷy)
    • Tulu: ಉಳ್ಳಿ (uḷḷi)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: उल्लि (ulli)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (uli)
        • Kuvi: [script needed] (ūlli)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): [script needed] (uli)
        • Pengo: [script needed] (ūṛi)
    • Telugu: ఉల్లి (ulli)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: उल्लि (ulli)
    • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (ullig)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: उल्लि (ulli)
    • Kondekor: [script needed] (ulli)
• Northern Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: उलि (uli)
• → Sanskrit: उल्ली (ullī), उलि (uli)

Derived terms

• Sothern Dravidian: *weḷ-uḷḷi
  • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ (boḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: வெள்ளுள்ளி (veḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”)
        • Malayalam: വെള്ളുള്ളി (veḷḷuḷḷi, “garlic”), വെളുത്തുള്ളി (veḷuttuḷḷi)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Toda: [script needed] (pöḷ-ūḷy, “garlic”)