Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṯu

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

Noun

*yĀṯu[1][2]

  1. river, brook

Descendants

  • Southern Dravidian:
    • Tulu: ಆರು (āru), ಸಾರು (sāru)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (peyvēr)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Old Telugu: ఏఱు (ēṟu)
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: యేర్ (yēr, “water”)
      • Konda-Dora: ఏఱ (ēṟa, “water”)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): ଏ୕ୟ୍ (ēy, “water”)
        • Pengo: [script needed] (ēz, “water”)
      • Kuvi-Kui:
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Parji-Gadaba:
      • Duruwa: पेरेद् (pered)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 513.
  2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.
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