Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cintta

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

*cintta

1. tamarind

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: सिन्ता (sintā), सिन्तमाक् (sintamāk)
    • Southeastern Kolami: శిత్త (śitta​)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: चिती (citī)
    • Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (site)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil: சிந்தம் (cintam), இந்தம் (intam)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi: సిత్త మడ఼ా, హిత్త (hitta​), ఇత్త (itta​), ఈత (īta​)
    • Konda-Dora: సిత మరన్ (sita maran)
    • Telugu: చింత (cinta)
• → Sanskrit: चिञ्चा (ciñcā)

References

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