Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cuw-

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

*cuw-

1. pipal tree

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (jū meri)
  • Kolami: జువి (juvi)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಜುವ್ವಿ ಮರ (juvvi mara)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ചുവന്നാൽ (cuvannāl)
        • Tamil: சுவலை (cuvalai), சுவி (cuvi)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi: [script needed] (jū māṛa)
    • Telugu: జువ్వి (juvvi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2697”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.