Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñānṯV-

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

*ñānṯV-

1. (botany) Eugenia jambolana

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (nã̄ḍi)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ (nēraḷe)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ನೇರು ಪಣ್ಣು (nēru paṇṇu)
        • Malayalam: ഞാറൽ (ñāṟal), ഞേറൽ (ñēṟal)
    • Tulu: ನೇರೊಲ್ (nērolŭ), ನೇರೊಳ್ (nēroḷŭ), ನೇರೊಳು (nēroḷu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: నేణ్డి (nēṇḍi), నెణ్డీ (neṇḍī), లేణ్డీ (lēṇḍī), లేణ్డి (lēṇḍi)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nerṛe maran)
        • Kui (India): [script needed] (lōnḍru)
    • Telugu: నేరేడు (nērēḍu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2917”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.