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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *cel-
Meaning : female friend or companion, woman
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : celi
Additional forms : Also celiya woman; celimi friendship; celimari male or female friend or companion; celikā̃ḍu friend, companion; celikatte female companion; [1] celli, [2] celliya, [3] celiyalu, [4] celliyalu, [5] celle, [6] cellelu younger sister
Number in DED : 2783
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *cel-
Meaning : 1 companion 2 sister
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Sil- (*-e-)
Proto-Telugu : *cel-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cel-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sēl- (*c-)
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Sil- (*-e-)
Meaning : companion
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cilatan_
Tamil meaning : male companion, associate, servant
Tamil derivates : cilati confidante, female servant or companion
Number in DED : 2783
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Cel-
Meaning : younger sister
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : sellay
Parji : cālal (pl. cālacil) "sister"
Ollari Gadba : sēlal (pl. sēlasil) "sister"
Salur Gadba : cellāl (pl. cellāsil) "sister"
Number in DED : 2783
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sēl- (*c-)
Meaning : sister
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *sēlaṛ
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *sēlaṛ
Meaning : younger sister
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : sēlār, sēlāṛ (pl. sēlāhk)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : sēlār
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : sēlār
Muria Gondi : hēlaṛ (pl. hēlahk)
Maria Gondi : ēlaṛ (pl. ēlask)
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : helāṛ
Maria Gondi (Smith) : eldè "a sister"
Adilabad Gondi : sēlāṛ (pl. sēlāk)
Number in DED : 2783
Number in CVOTGD : 3486
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *c'ele
Meaning: mutual; companion
Altaic: *séle ( ~ z-)
Dravidian: *cel-
Comments: Possible if c- in Salur is secondary and the Drav. form has to be reconstructed as *sel-.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *séle ( ~ z-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: mutually
Russian meaning: взаимно
Mongolian: *selü-
Korean: *sǝ̀rɨ̀
Japanese: *sǝ́rǝ́-p-
Comments: KW 322.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *selü-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to alternate
Russian meaning: чередоваться, меняться
Written Mongolian: selü-, (L 686) selgü-
Middle Mongolian: silgi- 'to billow, welter' (MA) (?)
Khalkha: sele-
Buriat: helge-
Kalmuck: sel-
Comments: KW 322. Mong. (with a secondary semantic development: "to repair") > Khak. seli- 'to repair' etc. (VEWT 409).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *sǝ̀rɨ̀
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: each other, mutually
Russian meaning: друг друга, взаимно
Modern Korean: sǝro
Middle Korean: sǝ̀rɨ̀, sǝ̀rù, sǝ̀rằ
Comments: Nam 299, KED 935.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sǝ́rǝ́-p-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to fit each other, be adjusted
Russian meaning: подходить друг к другу, быть прилаженным
Old Japanese: s(w)or(w)opa- 'to fit, adjust' (tr.)
Middle Japanese: sorof-, sórób-
Tokyo: soró-
Kyoto: sóró-
Kagoshima: sòrò-
Comments: JLTT 756. Accent in Tokyo and Kagoshima is aberrant.
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