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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *siLV
Meaning: wetness, wet place
Uralic: *siδ́V
Dravidian: *čil-
Comments: Same root as *sVlV?
References: Hegedűs 1990, 98 (IE *sil- Mann 1124 + Ur. + Cush. *Si̯Al-); 2143 *siẑV 'stream, small body of water' (+ IE q.v. sub *ColV).
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 908
Proto: *siδ́V
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: wetness, wet place
German meaning: Feuchtigkeit, nasse, sumpfige Stelle
Saam (Lapp): (soavlle 'tabes nivis; wasseriger Schnee, Schneebrei' - rejected by Redei)
Komi (Zyrian): zi̮ĺk (Wied.) 'Feuchtigkeit, Nässe', ziĺa (S) 'Nässe' (in comp.), ziĺa (V) 'nasse, sumpfige Stelle', ziĺkja. (PO) 'naß, sumpfig' ? (cf. also suĺ 'Nässe' - rejected by Redei)
Hungarian: ügy, igy (altung.) 'fons, rivulus, fluvius; Quelle, Bach, Fluß' ?
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *čil-
Meaning : 1 river, brook 2 to sprinkle
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *čil-
Proto-Telugu : *cil-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Silk-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cil-k-
Notes : Irregular *c- in Gondi.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *čil-
Meaning : to ooze, drizzle
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cilucilu (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to rain gently
Tamil derivates : cilu-nīr raindrop dripping from leaves; cilumpu (cilumpi-) to flow out, gush out
Kannada : cilkunīru
Kannada meaning : (Tipt.) water in fine drops
Kannada derivates : jilɨpu to ooze (as water from a new pot)
Proto-Nilgiri : *cil- (*s-)
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) cilbi to splash water with the finger
Number in DED : 2569
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *cil- (*s-)
Meaning : to drizzle
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : cilk iṛ- (iṭ-)
Number in DED : 2569
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *cil-
Meaning : to sprinkle (tr.), spirt, shed; be spilled
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : ciluku
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : cilacila "imit. of flowing"
Additional forms : Also [1] cilikincu, [2] cilukarincu to sprinkle; cilupu a pond; ciŋka a small water-channel
Number in DED : 2569
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Silk-
Meaning : brook, river
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : silka "(P) river"
Naikri : śilka
Parji : cilva "brook, rivulet"
Number in DED : 2569
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cil-k-
Meaning : to splash; river
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *silk-ā
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *cil-k-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *silk-ā
Meaning : rivulet
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Gommu Gondi : hilka
Maria Gondi : ilka
Koya Gondi : ilka
Adilabad Gondi : silka "small river"
Number in DED : 2569
Number in CVOTGD : 3411
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *cil-k-
Meaning : to splash (intr.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kuwi (Israel) : silk- (-it-)
Number in DED : 2569
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