Where does “हळ्ळि” come from?

हळ्ळि (Konkani) comes from Kannada ಹಳ್ಳಿ, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.

हळ्ळि (Konkani): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “हळ्ळि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಹಳ್ಳಿhamlet, village
2Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet
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