Where does “ಕಳಿ” come from?

ಕಳಿ (Tulu) comes from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ.

Ancestry of “ಕಳಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ
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