Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/iẓi-

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

*iẓi-

to descend

Descendants

Central:
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: इड़-, इड़्व्-, इड़ि-, इड़्किप्-
  - Kondekor: [script needed] (iṛg-), [script needed] (iṛigp-), [script needed] (iḍg-)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಇಳಿ (iḷi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഇഴിയുക (iḻiyuka)
      - Tamil: இழி (iḻi)
  - Tulu: ಇಲಿಯುನಿ (iliyuni)
- South-Central:
  - - → Gondi: డిగ్- (ḍig-)
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: డిగానా (ḍigānā)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: డిగ్- (ḍig-), డిప్- (ḍip-)
      - Kuvi-Kui:
        Kui (India): [script needed] (dīva)
        
        Kuvi: [script needed] (dīva), [script needed] (dippa)
  - Telugu: దిగు (digu)
  - → Kolami: దిగ్- (dig-), డిగ్- (ḍig-), డిగ్గ్- (ḍigg-), దిప్- (dip-), దిగిప్- (digip-)
  - → Southeastern Kolami: డిక్- (ḍik-), డిగుల్- (ḍigul-), డిగప్- (ḍigap-), డిగుప్- (ḍigup-)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “502”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.