Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuti

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *kut +‎ *i.

Verb

*kuti

to jump

Descendants

Tamil: குதி (kuti)
Malayalam: കുതിക്കുക (kutikkuka)

Derived terms

*kut-ir-ay (“horse”)
- Kannada: ಕುದುರೆ (kudure), ಕುದಿರೆ (kudire), ಮುದರೆ (mudare)
- Malayalam: കുതിര (kutira, “horse”)
- Tamil: குதிரை (kutirai, “horse”) (see there for further descendants)
- Old Telugu: గుఱ్ఱంబు (guṟṟambu, “horse”)
  - Telugu: గుర్రము (gurramu, “horse”), కుదిర (kudira), కుదురము (kuduramu)
- Tulu: ಕುದುರೆ (kudure)
- →? Sanskrit: घोट (ghoṭa, “horse”), घोटक (ghoṭaka) (see there for further descendants)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1705”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1711”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.