Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wariñci

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

Possibly borrowed from a South Asian source, perhaps Austroasiatic. See Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi) for more.

Noun

*wariñci

1. rice

Descendants

• Malayalam: അരി (ari), വരി (vari)
• Tamil: வரி (vari), அரிசி (arici)
• Telugu: వరి (vari)
• Gondi: వంజీ (vañjī)
• Duruwa: [script needed] (verci(l))
• Ollari: వర్సిల్ (varsil), వర్చిల్ (varcil), వర్స్ (vars)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vari”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.