Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōṭ-

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

*kōṭ-

1. (Southworth) wall
2. (Krishnamurti) fort

Derived terms

• *kōṭṭ-ay
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tulu: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe), ಕೋಂಟೆ (kōṇṭe)
      • Kodava: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
      • Kota-Toda:
        • Kota (India): கோட் (kōṭ)
        • Toda: [script needed] (kwa·ṭ)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: கோட்டை (kōṭṭai)
          • → Sinhalese: කෝට්ට (kōṭṭa)
        • Malayalam: കോട്ട (kōṭṭa)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: కోట (kōṭa)
    • Kuvi: କ୕ଟା (kōṭa)
  • → Sanskrit: कोट (koṭa), कोट्ट (koṭṭa)
  • → Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (kŏṭṭa)

• *kōṭṭ-am
  • Telugu: కొట్టము (koṭṭamu)

• *kōṭ-ay
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tulu: ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: గోడ (gōḍa)
    • Kuvi: କ୕ଡା (kōḍa)
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Kolami: గొడా (goḍā)

• *kōṭ-u
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil: கோடு (kōṭu)
    • Malayalam: കോട് (kōṭŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2207”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.