Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kamkuẓi

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

Etymology

Compound of *kam +‎ *kuẓi

Noun

*kamkuẓi

armpit

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (kavkor), [script needed] (kavkoḍ), [script needed] (kavŋgil), [script needed] (kaŋgil)
  - Ollari: [script needed] (kalgil)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Korra Koraga: ಕರ್ಕಿಲೆಡಿ (karkileḍi)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಕಂಕುಳ (kaṅkuḷa)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (kavŋkï)
      - Tamil: கமுக்கட்டு (kamukkaṭṭu)
      - Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (ganjguy), [script needed] (ganjgu·ly)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (komkwïṛ)
  - Tulu: ಕಂಕುಳ (kaṅkuḷa), കംകുള (kaṅkuḷa)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Telugu: కౌంగిలి (kauṅgili)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1234”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1818”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.