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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ṗVlHV
Meaning: flat, level
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *pAl[a]-, *plā- <PIH *pAlH[a]-> (+ *pel- 903)
Altaic: *p`ā̀la
Uralic: *pälV (?)
Kartvelian: *ṗrṭq̇el-
Dravidian: *paḷ- 'plain, valley'
References: МССНЯ 372; ND 1689 *ṗal[o] 'open ground, plain', 1708 *[p][o]l̄χ/q/Ga 'broad and flat' (IE + Berb.), 1719 *[p]aLqaṭV ~ *[p]aLṭVqV 'broad and flat'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *pele-, *ple-t- (-th-), *plā-k- <PIH *-lH->
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: broad, flat, plain
Hittite: palhi- 'breit', palhasti- n./c. 'Breite', palhatar n. (r/n) id., palhessar n. (r/n) id. (Friedrich 156)
Tokharian: A, B plāk- (PT *plāk-) 'be in agreement, accord, agree' ( = Lat. placēre) (Adams 423); A, B plätk- 'arise, develop, swell, overflow' ( < 'spread') (Adams 427)
Old Indian: práthate `to spread, extend', pr̥thú- `broad, wide', pr̥thá- m. `flat or palm of the hand', práthas- n. `width, extension'
Avestan: fraɵah- n. `Breite'; pǝrǝɵu- `weit, breit, geräumig'
Armenian: lain `breit'
Old Greek: pélethro-n n. Hom., inscr. (Delph., Corc.) 'a measure of land', (inscr., Syrac.) 'stadium, running-ground'; peléthrisma = pléthrisma Hsch.; pléthro-n n. 'measure of lemgth = 100 ft.; 10.000 square feet; = Lat jugerum' (Hdt., Xen+) || pláks, gen. plak-ós `Fläche, Flachland, Meeres-, Bergfläche' || plágos n. `Seite' (Tab. Heracl.), pl. plágia die Seiten, Flanken, plágio- `waagerecht, quer, schief' || platǘ- `weit, breit, eben', plátos n. `Weite, Breite, Umfang', plátǟ f. `Ruderschafel, Ruder', plátǟ-s m. `Untersatz eines Grabdenkmals', platamṓn, -ō̂nos m. `platter Stein, Falsenplatte, flacher Strand'
Slavic: *ploskъ(jь)
Baltic: *plā̂-n-a- (2) adj., *plā̂-n-a- (1) c., *pla-n-a- c.; *plā-k-a- c., *plā̂k-s-t-ja- adj., *plā̂-k-an-a- (1) adj., *plak- vb. intr., *pla-k-an-a- adj., *plā̃k-iā̃ f.; *pla-d-iā̃ f.
Germanic: *flá-x-ō f., *flá-x-i- c., *fla-g-ṓn- f.; *flṓ-x-ō f.; *flṓ-r-ō(n-) f., *flṓ-r-a- m.; *flō-k-a- n., *flō-k-an- m., *fla-k-a- n., *fla-k-a- adj., etc.; *fla-t-a- adj., *fla-t-ja- n.; *flō-t=; *fla-ɵ-ōn- f., -an- m., etc.
Latin: plānus, -a `platt, eben, flach; klar'; planta f. `Fusssohle' || placeō, -uī, -ēre `gefallen'; placidus, -a `flach, eben, glatt; ruhig, still, sanft'; plācāre `ebnen; besänftigen, beruhigen' || plaga f. `Fläche; Netz, Teppich, Überzeug; Gegend, Landschaft'
Celtic: OIr lār `solum, pavimentum'; Cymr llawr `solum, pavimentum'; Gaul Are-licca `Peschiera am Gardasee' = "östlich von der Felsplatte von Sirmione"; MIr lecc `Steinplatte' (< *plǝk-nā́); *hletos-, etc.: Gall. Litana (silva), Litanobriga; OIr lethaim `dehne aus, erweitere'; Cymr lled `Breite'; lledu `ausbreiten'; comp. lled `breiter, weiter'; lethon `breit'; llydan `breit'; Corn les `Breite'; ledan `breit'; Bret let, led m. `Breite'; ledaff `ausbreiten'
Albanian: špaɫ offenbare, pɛrpaɫ veröffentliche
Russ. meaning: широкий, ровный, плоский
References: WP II 90 f, 99 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: пло́ский,
Near etymology: пло́сок, плоска́, пло́ско, укр. пло́ский, др.-русск., ст.-слав. плоскъ πλατύς (Супр.), болг. пло́сък, сербохорв. пло̏сан, словен. plȏsk, plóska, чеш., слвц. ploský. Связано чередованием гласных с чеш. pleskatý "плоский", plaský -- тоже, польск. pɫaski; см. Ильинский, ИОРЯС 20, 3, 113; Отрембский, LР 1, 124.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. plókščias "плоский", из *plaškti̯as, plaštakà "ладонь" (из *рlаškаtа), лтш. plaskains, plāskains "плоский, широкий", далее пласт (см.) и греч. πλάξ "равнина", д.-в.-н. flah "плоский"; см. Буга, РФВ 73, 337; Брандт, РФВ 23, 299; Траутман, ВSW 222 и сл.; Перссон 561; Шпехт 188. Наряду с этим имеется возможность произведения из *plotsko-; в последнем случае следует сравнить с др.-инд. práthas "ширина", авест. fraɵah-, греч. πλατύς "широкий, плоский"; см. Мейе, Ét. 332; Младенов 430; Гофман, Gr. Wb. 274.
Pages: 3,284-285
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *plā̂-n-a- (2) adj., *plā̂-n-a- (1) c., *pla-n-a- c.; *plā-k-a- c., *plā̂k-s-t-ja- adj., *plā̂-k-an-a- (1) adj., *plak- vb. intr., *pla-k-an-a- adj., *plā̃k-iā̃ f.; *pla-d-iā̃ f.
Meaning: flat, even
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: plṓna- `dünn, fein, schlank, zart, hoch (von der Stimme)'; plãna-s `Tenne' || plṓkščia- `flach, platt', plãštaka, dial. plaštak̀a, plãšteka `Handfläche, gespreizte, flache Hand, Handbreite, Spanne, breites Ende eines Gegenstandes, Blatt am Ruder, am Spaten, an der Schaufel; plōka-s (Ness aus Brodowski) `Estrich'
Lettish: plā̂ns `flach, eben; dünn, schwach; dünn, undicht; flüsig', plãns `von Lehm festgeschlagene oder steinerne Diele, harter Boden; Tenne' || plakt (plùoku, plaku) `flach werden, platt niederfallen, zusammenfallen, weniger werden', plaka `niedrig gelegene Stelle, Tal; Kuhfladen', plaku plakām `platt auf der Erde'; plãkans, plakans `platt, flach (von Tellern und Schüseln)', plàce, plâcis2 (/ plãcis Neuenb.) `Schulterblatt, Überachse, Klotz oberhalb der Wagenachse, worin die Seitenstütze des Wagens steht; Holz über er Handmühle, darin das Triebholz läuft; junge Schote' || plade `Fladen; Mutterkuchen bei der Nachgeburt', plads 'Fladen'
Old Prussian: plonis 'Tenne'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *fláxō, *fláxi-z, *flagṓn; *flṓxō; *flṓrō(n), *flṓra-z; *flōka-n, *flōkēn, *flaka-n, *flaka- etc.; *flata-, *flatja-n; *flōt=; *flaɵōn, -ēn etc.
Meaning: flat, flatness
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: flā, pl. flǟr, flā/flɔ̄, pl. flār f. `Feldabsatz; Tal im Hochgebirge mit schwacher Neigung', flaga f. `dünne Erdschicht', flō f. `Schicht'; flōr-r m. `Boden zwischen den Kühständen; Kuhstall'; flōki m. `Flunder (Pleuronectes flesus)', flaka wk. `offenstehen'; flat-r `flach'; flet n. `erhöhter Fussboden an den Wänden; Zimmer, Haus'; flag n. `Erde (ɵula)'
Norwegian: flɔ `Absatz in einem Bergabhang', dial. flag n. `offener See'; dial. flade m. `kleine Ebene, flaches Feld'; flo `Schicht'; flor `Boden im Stall'; floke `flaches Ackerland'
Swedish: flag, flaga `offener See'; dial. flor `Boden im Stall'; flo `Schicht'; dial. flor `Boden im Stall'
Old Danish: flage `ijsschots'
Old English: flōh, -e f. `a bit of stone'; flōr, -e f.; flōre; flōr, -es m. `floor'; flōc, -es n. `sole (kind of flat fish)'; flett n. `Diele, Wohnung, Halle'
English: floor; flookfooted `plattfüssig'; fluke
Old Frisian: flet, flette n. `huis'
East Frisian: flake `ijsschots'
Old Saxon: flaka f. `Fusssohle'; flat `flach, untief'; flet, fletti n. `Fussboden im Haus'
Middle Dutch: vlagghe `zode, plag'; vloer m. `vloer, bodem, dorsvloer, verdieping'; vlac `vlak, plat, dun'; vlāke f. `vlakte'; vlāde `taart, koek'; der vladder zee; vlet, vlette f. `platboomd vaartuig; platte bodem, vloer'
Dutch: vloer m.; vlak; vlaak n.; vlade, vla, vlaai f.; vlet f.
Middle Low German: vlāge `Erdschicht'; vlōr m. `vlak veld; voorhuis; stenen vloer'; vlak `vlak, glad'; vladder `dünne Torfschicht'; vlōt `flach, untief'; vlāde `flaches, dünnes Brot, flache Kuchen'; vlȫte `breiter Abrahmlöffel'
Old High German: fluoh `Felswand'; fluor m. (12.Jh.) `Feldflur, Saatfeld, Saat, Boden(fläche)'; flah `flach, gerade, glatt, schlicht, platt' (9.Jh.); flado m., flada f. `flacher Kuchen, dünnes Feingebäck'; flaz `eben, flach'; { flazzi }, flezzi n. `geebneter Boden, Tenne, Vorhalle, Hausflur, Lagerstatt', flazza `Handfläche'
Middle High German: vluo, fluo st. f. (/ fluoh, flueh, fluoch, fluech) 'hervorstehnde u. jäh abfallende felswand, fels'; vluor st. m. 'flur, feldflur, saatfeld; saat, samen; boden, bodenfläche'; vlach, flach adj. 'flach; gerade, glatt; nicht rauh, glatt, von der stimme'; vlade wk. m. 'breiter, dünner Kuchen; Honigscheibe'; { vluoder, vlūder m. `flagendula, dimidius piscis' }; vlɛtze, vlɛz st. n., st./wk. f. 'tenne, hausflur, vorhalle, stubenboden, lagerstatt', vlɛtzen wk. `ebnen, ausbreiten'
German: { Flühe }, schweiz. Fluh, Flüh; Flur f., m.; flach; tirol.-kärnt. flecken `Brett, Bohle'; Fladen, Kuhfladen; Flötz n. `ebene Bergschicht'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1527
Root: plā̆t- (plā̆d-), plē̆t-, plō̆t-, plǝt-
English meaning: wide, flat
German meaning: `breit und flach; ausbreiten'
General comments: Erweiterung zu pelǝ- : plā- ds., s. dort; zum Vokalverhältnis vgl. plāk- : plēk- ds. und plāk- : plēk- : plĕk- `schlagen'
Derivatives: plet-i̯o-/-i̯ā `Schulterbreite', plet-os- `Breite', pletǝ-men- `Breite'; pletǝ-no- `breit', pl̥tǝ-no- ds.; pl̥tu- `breit', pl̥tǝ-u̯ī `die Große, Breite'
Material: Arischen *pleth-: ai. práthati `breitet aus', -tē `dehnt sich aus, verbreitet sich', pr̥thá- m. `flache Hand', práthas- n. = av. fraɵah- n. ` Breite', ai. pr̥thú-, av. pǝrǝɵu- `weit, breit, geräumig', fem. ai. pr̥thvī́, av. pǝrǝɵwī (auch als Subst. `Oberfläche'), daneben von *pl̥t(h)ǝu̯- : pr̥thivī́ f. `Erde' (`Erdoberflache') = gr. Πλάταια, gall. GN Litavī f., gall.-lat. Letavia, leg.*Litavia, ncymr. Llydaw `die Bretagne', mir. Letha ds.;

    arm. lain `breit' (*pletǝ-no-).

    gr. πλατύς `platt, breit' (= ai. pr̥thú-), πλάτος n. `Breite' (Umbildung von *πλέτος = ai. práthas- nach πλατύς), πλάτη `Ruderschaufel', ὠμο-πλάτη f. `Schulterblatt', πλάτανος `Platane' (`breitästig'); πλαταμών `jeder flache Körper' (: ai. prathimán- m. `Breite, Ausdehnung'); πλαταγή `das Klatschen'; formell nicht recht klar sind παλαστή `flache Hand', πλάστιγξ `flache Schale';

    lat. planta f. `Fußsohle' (*pla-n-tā); planta `Setzreis' ist Rückbildung zu *plantāre `den Boden ebnen';

    cymr. lled, corn. les, bret. let, led m. `Breite' (aus dem n. *pletos = ai. práthas-), cymr. lledu, bret. ledaff `ausbreiten', air. lethaim `dehne aus, erweitere' (wohl auch air. leth n. `Seite' usw.), Kompar. cymr. lled `breiter, weiter' (*plet-is), air. letha `breiter', Positiv*pl̥teno- in air. lethan, cymr. llydan, bret. corn. ledan `breit', gall. Litana (silva), Litano-briga; mir. leithe `Schulter' (*pleti̯ā), mir. lethech `Flunder'; air. less, cymr. llys `Burg' (*pl̥t-to-?);

    im Germ. mit Ablaut. а : ō: mhd. vluoder `Flunder', nasaliert mhd. nd. flunder ds., mnd.vlundere ds., ndl. vlonder `dünnes Brett', aisl. flyðra f. ` Plunder', schwed. flundra ds., norw. auch `kleiner platter Stein'; germ. *flaþōn in ahd. flado `Opferkuchen', mhd. vlade `breiter, dünner Kuchen', nhd. Fladen, Kuh-fladen, norw. flade m. `kleine Ebene, flaches Feld'; mnd. vladder `dünne Torfschicht';

    lit. plõtyti `ausbreiten', plótas `Platte', plõtis `Breite', lett. plãtît, plèst, dünn aufstreichen'; aksl. *plastъ `tortum', russ. plast `Schicht' (Wurzelf. *plāt-); lit. splečiù, splė̃sti `breiten, breitlegen' (unsicher wegen des anl. s-, das in unserer Sippe sonst nirgends), platùs `breit' (a = o, verschieden von πλατύς, pr̥thú-), plantù, plàsti `breiter werden', apr.plasmeno f. `Vorderhälfte der Fußsohle'; von der Wurzelf. plĕt-: lit. plėtóti `sich ausbreiten', aksl. plesna `Fußsohle' (*plet-s-nā, zum es-St. ai. práthas-); aber slav. *plęsati `tanzen' wegen lit. plęšti nicht hierher (*plenk̂-);

    aksl. plešte `Schulter', russ. plečȅ ds. (russ. bělo-plekij `weißschultrig', Neubildung zu plečȅ = abg. plešte, vgl. oben mir. leithe).

    Mit auslautender Media: aisl. flatr, ahd. flaz `eben, flach', as. flat `flach, untief' (vollstufig mnd. vlōt ds.), aisl.-ags. flett n., as. flet, fletti `Fußboden im Haus', ahd. flazzi, flezzi `geebneter Boden, Tenne, Hausflur, Vorhalle' (nhd. Flötz `ebene Bergschicht'); ahd. flazza `Handfläche'; lett. plañdît `breit machen'.

References: WP. II 99 f., WH. II 316 ff., 319 f., Trautmann 222 f., 225 f.
Pages: 833-834
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *p`ā̀là
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: field, level ground
Russian meaning: поле, равнина
Turkic: *ala-n / *ala-ŋ
Tungus-Manchu: *pāla-n
Korean: *pǝ́r(h)-
Japanese: *pàrà
Comments: Martin 238, АПиПЯЯ 67.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *ala-n / *ala-ŋ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: level ground, plain
Russian meaning: равнина
Karakhanid: alaŋ (MK)
Turkish: alan, dial. ala
Tatar: alan
Middle Turkic: alaŋ (Pav. C.)
Turkmen: alaŋ, āla
Chuvash: olъx
Yakut: alās, alɨ̄
Dolgan: alɨn, alɨ̄
Tuva: alāq, alandɨ
Kazakh: alaŋ
Noghai: alaŋ
Karaim: alaŋ
Karakalpak: alaŋ
Comments: EDT 147, ЭСТЯ 1, 134-135, Федотов 2, 277, Stachowski 32, 33. Length in the Turkm. variant āla is not clear. Yak. alās > Russ. Siber. alás (Аникин 80-81).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pāla-n
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 meadow, open ground 2 floor
Russian meaning: 1 поляна, ровное место 2 пол
Even: hālinrъ̣ 1
Negidal: palan 2 ( < South.)
Spoken Manchu: falǝn 2 (454)
Literary Manchu: fala(n) 2
Ulcha: pala(n) 2
Orok: pālla(n) 2
Nanai: palã 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 32, 313. Shortness in Nan. palã is probably secondary (or a misrecording).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pǝ́rh-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fields, meadows
Russian meaning: поля, луга
Modern Korean: pǝl, phǝl
Middle Korean: phǝ́rí
Comments: Nam 463, KED 764, 1744.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *pàrà
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: level ground, plain
Russian meaning: равнина
Old Japanese: fara
Middle Japanese: pàrà
Tokyo: hára
Kyoto: hára
Kagoshima: hàrá
Comments: JLTT 399. Tokyo reflects rather *pàrá.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 735
Proto: *pälV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: board
German meaning: Brett
Udmurt (Votyak): pul (S K) 'Brett, Tafel'
Komi (Zyrian): pe̮l (S), pe̮v (pe̮lj-, pe̮vj-) (P), pu̇l (PO) 'Brett' ( > Khanty V pelǝ, Trj. pä̆лǝ 'Fußboden')
Mansi (Vogul): pǟl (TJ), pɔ̄̈l-kän (KU), pāl (LU) 'wandfeste Bank', pāl (So.) 'Schlafpritsche'
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ṗRṭq̇el
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: плоский
English meaning: flat
Georgian: brṭq̇el-, ṗrṭq̇el-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): плоский
Georgian meaning (Engl.): flat
Megrel: birṭq̇a
Megrel meaning (Rus.): плоский (и окpуглый); li-ṗarṭq̇ia плоский
Megrel meaning (Eng.): flat and round; li-ṗarṭq̇ia 'flat'
Notes and references: Кл, EWK 62-63. G dial. ṗṭq̇el, ṭq̇rṗel-. Интересно формальное тождество с ПИЕ *plH-tu- 'широкий, плоский'. ПИЕ *pelH- в МССНЯ 372 сопоставляется с алт. *pilä- 'равнина, открытая местность' < ПН *ṗilV. Следует скорее привлекать алт. *p`āla 'равнина' и восстанавливать ПН *p`alHV, *p`alHV-tV. Заметим, что в картвельских языках имеется еще основа *parto- 'широкий' (груз., мегр., лаз.), скорее всего, заимствованная из индоиранского (см. Климов 1994, 196 с литературой).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *paḷ-
Meaning : plain, valley
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *paḷ-
Proto-Telugu : *pall-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *paL-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *paḷ-
Meaning : pit; low land
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : paḷḷam
Tamil meaning : lowness, low land, valley, ditch, dimple
Malayalam : paḷḷam
Malayalam meaning : pit, hole, low ground, low shore
Malayalam derivates : paḷḷa cavity, pit, hole
Kannada : paḷḷa
Kannada meaning : depth, pit, low ground, stream
Tulu : paḷḷa, palla, pallā
Tulu meaning : shallow stream, pond, ditch, hollow, low spot, hole, pit
Tulu derivates : paḷikè valley, declivity, pond, ditch; (B-K) paḷḷi, baḷḷi, pali a long ricefield
Proto-Nilgiri : *paḷ-ä
Miscellaneous : IRU paḷḷa river
Number in DED : 4016
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *paḷ-ä
Meaning : valley, plains
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : paḷ im "buffalo from the plains"
Toda : paɫ̣ "valley"
Notes : The ending can only be *-ä, although external data speaks against it.
Number in DED : 4016
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pall-
Meaning : pit, low ground, dale, (B also) wet land, wet crop
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pallamu
Number in DED : 4016
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *paL-
Meaning : east, low
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : pallām "(Haig) east"
Kondekor Gadba : palam "downslope"
Number in DED : 4016
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVLV
Meaning : flat, level
Eurasiatic : *ṗVlHV
Afroasiatic : *palaḥ- (+ *nVpVl- ~ *pVlan- 1691) (+ Berb. in ND 1708); also Cush. *balḍ- and Berb. *fltɣ in 1719.
Sino-Caucasian : ST *phrĕŋ 'straight, level'
Amerind (misc.) : *paƛa 'broad' (R 96) [+ A K]
Reference : ND 1689, 1708.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *palaḥ-
Meaning: earth, land
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *palaḥ- 'land'
Central Chadic: *palah- 'plain'
Dahalo (Sanye): pallaʔ-amo 'glade'
Notes: Unless the Arab falaḥ-at- is derived from flḥ 'till'.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1199
Proto-Semitic: *palaḥ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'land'
Arabic: falaḥ-at-
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *palah-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'plain'
Mofu-Gudur: paláh [BMof]
Gisiga: pala [LGis]
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Dahalo etymology :

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Dahalo: pallaʔ-amo
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'glade'
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