Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaẓuntt-

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

*kaẓuntt-

1. neck

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Ollari: గడ్లి (gaḍli)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (qasrdu)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannadoid:
        • Alu Kurumba: ಗತ್ತು (gattu)
        • Badaga: ಗಟ್ಟೆ (gaṭṭe), ಗಂಟ (gaṇṭa)
        • Kannada: ಕತ್ತು (kattu), ಗಂಟಲು (gaṇṭalu)
      • Tamil-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (kaṛtl)
        • Tamil-Irula:
          • Irula: கணுசு (kaṇucu)
          • Tamil-Malayalam:
            • Malayalam: കഴുത്ത് (kaḻuttŭ)
            • Tamil: கழுத்து (kaḻuttu)
    • Tulu: ಕಂಟೆಲು (kaṇṭelu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Konda-Dora: గడ్లి (gaḍli)
    • Kuvi: ଗାଡ୍ଲି (gaḍli)
• → Sanskrit: कण्ठ (kaṇṭha)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.
• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 78.