Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/karVnti

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 *kar +‎ *Vnti.

Noun

*karVnti

1. red gram

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (kerdi)
    • Kondekor: [script needed] (kardi)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Konda-Dora: కన్ది (kandi)
    • Telugu: కంది (kandi)
      • Telugu: కంది (kandi)
        • → Gondi: కన్ది (kandi)
        • → Tamil: கந்தி (kanti)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1213”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.