Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/caH-

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

Verb

*caH-

1. to die

Alternative reconstructions

• *ceH-

Descendants

• Proto-North Dravidian: *keH-, *key-
  • Brahui: کَہِنْگ (kahiṅg), کَسْفِنْگ (kasfiṅg), کَسِفِنْگ (kasifiṅg)
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: खीऊ (khīū), खि'ऊ (khi'ū), [script needed] (khē'enā)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (keye), [script needed] (keyu), [script needed] (keytre), [script needed] (kagle), [script needed] (keype)
• Proto-South Dravidian: *caH-, *cā-
  • Proto-South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಸಾವು (sāvu)
      • Kodava: ಚಾವು (cāvu)
      • Malayalam: ചാവുക (cāvuka), ചാകുക (cākuka), ചാവ് (cāvŭ)
      • Tamil: சா (cā), சாவு (cāvu)
    • Tulu: ಸೈಪಿನಿ (saipini), ತೈಪಿನಿ (taipini), ಸಾವು (sāvu), ತಾವು (tāvu)
  • Proto-South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi: సయానా (sayānā), సా (sā), హా (hā), హావా (hāvā)
    • Konda-Kui:
      • Konda-Dora: సా (sā)
      • Kui (India): ସଆଵ (sāvo)
      • Kuvi: ହଆକି (hāki)
      • Manda (India): ହଆ (hā)
      • Pengo: ହଆ (hā)
    • Telugu: చచ్చు (caccu), చావు (cāvu), చంపు (campu), చంపుడు (campuḍu)
• → Sanskrit: शव (śava)

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kahing”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.