Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kūn-

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*kūn-

1. daughter

Descendants

• *kūn-ttu
  • Telugu: కూతురు (kūturu), కూతు (kūtu), కూవిత (kūvita​)

• *kūn-ccu
  • South Dravidian:
    • South Dravidian I:
      • Kannada: ಕೂಸು (kūsu)
      • Korra Koraga: ಕೂಜೆ (kūje), ಕೂಜಿ (kūji), ಕೋಜಿ (kōji)
    • South Dravidian II:
      • Gondi: కూచో (kūcō), కూచొ (kūco), కుచి (kuci), కుసి (kusi)
      • Telugu: కూసు (kūsu)

• *kūn-kku
  • Toda: [script needed] (ku·x)
  • Tulu: ಕೂಕ್ರು (kūkru)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1873”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.