Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nāl

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
← 3	4	5 →
Cardinal: nāl Adjectival: nāl

Numeral

*nāl

four[1]

Descendants

Tamil: நால் (nāl)
Malayalam: നാല് (nālŭ)
Tulu: ನಾಲ್ (nāl)
Kannada: ನಾಲು (nālu)
Gondi: नालुंग (nāluṅg)
Kodava: ನಾಲು

Derived terms

*nāl-nk(k)V
- Tamil: நால்கு (nālku)
- Kannada: ನಾಲ್ಕು (nālku), ನಾಕು (nāku), ನಾಲಕ್ಕು (nālakku), ನಾಲುಕು (nāluku)
- Telugu: నాల్గు (nālgu), నాలుగు (nālugu)
- Kolami: నాలిగ (nālig)
*nān-k(k)V
- Tamil: நான்கு (nāṉku)
- Malayalam: നാങ്ക് (nāṅkŭ)
- Toda: [script needed] (nōng)
- Kurukh: [script needed] (nāx)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.