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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : all-ī
Meaning : needlework pattern
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 260
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *al-
Meaning : to weave, plait
Proto-South Dravidian: *all-
Proto-Telugu : *all-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *al-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *al-
Brahui : all-ī
Notes : A good common PDR monosyllabic root. // Present in 5/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-bra,dravet-notes,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *all-
Meaning : to knit, weave
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : allu (alli-)
Tamil meaning : to knit, build, weave; to interlace closely (intr.)
Kannada : allu
Kannada meaning : to join, connect, knit nets, etc., plait, braid, wattle together
Number in DED : 0260
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *all-
Meaning : to plait, braid, weave, wattle, intertwine, compose, fabricate
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : allu
Additional forms : Also alluḍu plaiting, braiding, netting
Number in DED : 260
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *al-
Meaning : to weave
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : al- (alt-)
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : all- "to weave, dress (hair)"
Naikri : all- "to weave, plait"
Parji : alc- "to wind round (as snake or creeper round tree)"
Salur Gadba : all- "to twine; to spread as a creeper"
Additional forms : Also Parji alṭ- to be twined around; alṭayp- (alṭayt-) to wind round (tr.)
Notes : In DEDR Salur all- is separately placed in entry 260 as 'to twine' and entry 207 as 'to spread as a creeper'.
Number in DED : 260
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *al-
Meaning : to weave, plait
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *al-
Konda : al- (aṭ-, aṇ-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *al-
Notes : Although the resonant here is most certainly a plain dental -l-, it becomes retroflex in Konda (cf. especially such derivative forms as aṛpa-). This is not quite clear; maybe it is a general feature of *-l- before the causative marker. Unfortunately, this is the only example of such a cluster (in a few other cases we have no BB forms with -ṛ-, which are diagnostic).
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *al-
Meaning : to weave, plait
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Koya Gondi : all-
Number in DED : 260
Number in CVOTGD : 97
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : al- (aṭ-, aṇ-)
Meaning: to twine, twist, plait
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : aṛ- (aṭ-, aṇ-) "to plait, weave"
Additional forms : Also Konda alpa- (-t-) to twist or twine, plait or weave a cot, weave a garland; aṛpa- (-t-) to spread as a creeper; alṭay ā- to be interwoven, grow thickly and densely as a creeper
Number in DED : 260
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-konda_bb,konet-addition,konet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *al-
Meaning : to plait, weave
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : alpa (alt-) "to weave sticks together into fence, interlace, plait, intertwine"
Kuwi (Schulze) : allinai "to intertangle, plait"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : al- (-it-) "to plait (hair)"
Notes : Conjugation types do not match here: Kui points to PK *-p-, while in Kuwi there are no traces of this suffix. Both forms may be original.
Number in DED : 260
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