Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kō

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

• *kōnṯu

Noun

*kō

1. king, chief
2. mountain

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Malayalam: കോ (kō)
  • Tamil: கோ (kō)
• Central:
  • Kolami-Gadba: *kōs
    • Duruwa: कोच

Derived terms

• *kō-nṯu
  • Malayalam: കോൻ (kōṉ)
  • Tamil: கோன் (kōṉ)
• *kō-mā-n (“king”)
  • Malayalam: കോമാൻ (kōmāṉ)
  • Tamil: கோமான் (kōmāṉ)
• Proto-South Dravidian: *kōyil
  • Telugu: కోయిల (kōyila), కోవెల (kōvela)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: കോയിൽ (kōyil), കോവിൽ (kōvil)
    • Tamil: கோயில் (kōyil), கோவில் (kōvil)

Unsorted formations

• >? Malayalam: കൊട്ടാരം (koṭṭāraṁ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2177”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2178”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.