Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīntu

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

False cognate of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ̀ndʊ́ and Swahili mkindu.

Noun

*cīntu

1. date palm

Descendants

• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಈಚಲು (īcalu), ಈಚಲ (īcala), ಈಚಲೆ (īcale), ಈಚಿಲು (īcilu)
    • Malayalam: ഈന്ത് (īntŭ), ഈന്ത (īnta), ഈത്ത (ītta)
    • Tamil: ஈந்து (īntu), ஈஞ்சு (īñcu), ஈச்சு (īccu)
  • Tulu: ಈಚಿಲ್ (īcilŭ), ಈಂಚಿಲ್ (īñcilŭ), ಈಂದ್ (īndŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: సింది (sindi), సీందీ (sīndī), హీంది (hīndi), ఈతె (īte), ఈంది (īndi), ఏతెల్ (ētel)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: సీతెల్ (sītel)
    • Kui (India): ସୀତା (sīta)
    • Kuvi: ସିଂଦି (sindi), ସୀଂଦି (sīndi)
    • Pengo: ହୀଂଦି (hīndi)
  • Telugu: ఈఁత (īn̆ta), ఈత (īta)

• Central:
  • Duruwa: चींद, ଚୀଂଦ୍
  • Ollari: సీంది (sīndi)

• Northern:
  • Kurukh: कींदा (kīndā)

• → Sanskrit: हिन्ताल (hintāla), सैन्धी (saindhī)
• → Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀻 (sindī)
• → Sora: ସିଂଦୀନ୍

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.