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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *[V]l[V]-mb- (?)
Meaning : to shake, tremble
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *lem-
Notes : An isolated Pengo form that nevertheless corresponds rather well to PDR *ala- (especially in the light of such forms as Tam. ala-mpu, etc.).
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *lem-
Meaning : to shake, tremble
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : lem- (-t-)
Number in DED : 240
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *alái-
Meaning : to wave, move from side to side, wander
Proto-South Dravidian: *alai- ~ *alaŋ-
Proto-Telugu : *ala-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *[V]l[V]-mb- (?)
Proto-North Dravidian : *al-
Notes : A good PDR root with many suffixal derivatives (*ala-ŋ-, *ala-mb-) and rather wide-reaching semantics. Occasional contaminations with *alá- 'to suffer, be confused' are noted. Not all the forms in DEDR 240 can actually belong here without violating correspondences: e. g. Kui lānga 'to be fickle, changeable' should be discarded because Kui l- < PGn (PDR) *ḷ-, whereas alveolar l usually yields ḍ- or ṛ- when found in initial position. // Present in 3/6 branches.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *alai- ~ *alaŋ-
Meaning : to move, shake
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : alaŋku (alaŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to move, shake, swing, dangle, be in motion
Tamil derivates : alaŋkal wreath, waving ear of corn; alakku (alakki-) to cause to move, shake; alacu (alaci-) to shake, be agitated; alamaru to whirl; alampu (alampi-) to move, wabble (as water in a vessel not full), swerve from a proper line of conduct, fluctuate, wander; cause to wander on account of panic; aluŋku (aluŋki-) to shake (intr.) slightly; alukku (alukki-) to shake (tr.) slightly; strut, swagger; alai (-v-, -nt-) to wave, shake, move (as a reflection in water), go to and fro for an object, roam, wander, stagger, totter; (-pp-, -tt-) to move (tr.), shake, cause to wander back and forth; n. wave, billow, ripple; alaiccal, alaical wandering; alaicu (alaici-) to shake (tr.), agitate; alaippu moving, shaking; alaiyal wandering, waving; alaivu moving, shaking, waving; allāṭu (allāṭi-) to wander from place to place
Malayalam : ala
Malayalam meaning : wave
Malayalam derivates : alukka, alaŋŋuka to shake; alaŋŋal commotion; aluŋŋal stir; alukkuka to agitate; alayuka to fluctuate, be tossed, roam; alekkuka to beat against (as waves on a shore); anaŋŋuka to move, shake; anakkuka to shake, fan, excite; anakkam moving, shaking
Kannada : alaku, alagu, aluku, alugu, aluŋgu, aḷaku, aḷuku, aḷku
Kannada meaning : to move about, shake, be shaky, tremble
Kannada derivates : alacu, alasu, alagisu, alugisu to shake (tr.); ale to move about, move to and fro, shake, dangle, wander; shake (tr.); n. wave, billow; aleta act of wandering, etc.; allāḍu to be agitated, shake, move, swing
Tulu : alaŋkuni, alaŋguni
Tulu meaning : to shake (tr.), agitate, wave, move; be agitated
Tulu derivates : alaŋkāvuni to cause to shake, perturb, confuse; alambuni to shake, be agitated as water; alagụ, alagu tremulousness of the voice in singing; alaguni to shake (intr.); alacuni to move (intr.), shake; alasuni, alajuni to agitate (tr.), shake; alajāvuni to shake (tr.); aluguni to move; alejuni, alejjuni to be agitated, disturbed; alejāvuni to cause to shake; aleyuni, alevuni to wander; landuni to lead a vagabond's life; landele a vagabond, vagrant
Proto-Nilgiri : *alǝ-/*alä-
Miscellaneous : IRU lē- (lend-) to roam, wander
Notes : Burrow & Emeneau rightly state that the root must have undergone severe contamination with *ala- 'to suffer'. The different forms are even harder to disentangle because of the root's high productivity: derivate stems *ala-ŋ-, *ala-mb-, and *ala-s- all go back to at least PSDR and probably even further back.
Number in DED : 0240
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *alǝ-/*alä-
Meaning : to shake
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : alg- (algy-) "to shake (intr.), swagger"
Toda : alx- (alxy-) "to shake (intr.)"
Additional forms : Also Kota alk- (alky-) to shake (tr.), shake down (e.g. fruit); alv- (ald-) to wander aimlessly; Toda alk- (alky-) to shake (tr.)
Notes : Base vowel *-ä- in the bivocalic derivate reconstructed upon external evidence.
Number in DED : 240
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ala-
Meaning : a wave, surge, billow, ripple
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ala
Additional forms : Also [1] allalāḍu, [2] allallāḍu, [3] allāḍu to move, shake, tremble; allārucu to shake (tr.), move, wave, agitate
Number in DED : 240
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *al-
Meaning : to clean grains from minor rubbish by shaking gently with the hand
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : alraʔānā
Additional forms : Also KUR alrārnā (grains mixed with straw bits, etc.) undergo the process of cleaning; to be restless, agitated, fret, behave feverishly.
Number in DED : 240
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