Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ciy-

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

Alternative forms

*cī-

Verb

*ciy-

to give

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: सी (sī)
  - Southeastern Kolami: सी (sī)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (cī-)
  - Kondekor: [script needed] (sī-)
  - Ollari: [script needed] (sī-)
North Dravidian:
- Kurukh-Malto:
  - Kurukh: चि'इना (ci'inā)
  - Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (ciye)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಈ (ī), ಈಸು (īsu)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഈവ് (īvŭ)
      - Tamil: ஈ (ī), ஈகை (īkai), ஈவு (īvu), ஈவி (īvi)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: సీఆనా (sīānā), హియానా (hiyānā), హీ- (hī-), ఈ- (ī-)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: సీ- (sī-)
      - Kuvi-Kui:
        Kui (India): ସୀଵା (sīva), ଜୀଵା (jīva), ହୀ- (hī-)
        
        Kuvi: ହୀଆଲି (hīali), ହୀନୈ୕, ହୀ- (hī-)
      - Manda-Pengo:
        Manda (India): ହୀ- (hī-)
        
        {Pengo: ହୀ- (hī-)
  - Telugu: ఇచ్చు (iccu), ఈగి (īgi), ఈవి (īvi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2598”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.