Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/enk-

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

*enk-

1. to remain, be left over

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (eŋgrnā)
  • Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (eṉge), [script needed] (eṉgre)
• South Dravidian:
  • South-Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: എഞ്ചുക (eñcuka), എച്ചം (eccaṁ)
      • Tamil: எஞ்சு (eñcu), எச்சம் (eccam)
  • South-Dravidian II:
    • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (enz-), [script needed] (es-)
    • Pengo: [script needed] (eŋ(g)-), [script needed] (ek-)

Derived terms

• *enk-al
  • South-Dravidian:
    • South-Dravidian I:
      • Tamil-Kannada:
        • Kannada: ಎಂಜಲ್ (eñjal), ಎಂಜಲಿಸು (eñjalisu)
        • Tamil-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (ecl)
          • Tamil-Toda:
            • Toda: [script needed] (icïl)
            • Tamil-Kodagu:
              • Kodava: [script needed] (ecci)
              • Tamil-Malayalam:
                • Malayalam: എച്ചിൽ (eccil), എച്ചി (ecci)
                • Tamil: எச்சில் (eccil), எச்சி (ecci)
    • South-Dravidian II:
      • Gondi: యెంగుల్ (yeṅgul), [script needed] (iŋgul sikṛiŋ)
      • Telugu: ఎంగిలి (eṅgili)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “77”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.