Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kewi

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 *kep- +‎ *i.

Noun

*kewi

1. ear

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: कॆकॊल् (kekol)
    • Ollari: कॆक्कॊल् (kekkol)
  • Kolami: कॆव् (kev)
  • Southeastern Kolami: कॆव् (kev)
• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: خَف (xaf)
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (xebdā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (qethwu)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannadoid:
      • Alu Kurumba: ಕೆವಿ (kevi)
      • Badaga: ಕಿವಿ (kivi)
      • Kannada: ಕಿವಿ (kivi), ಕಿಮಿ (kimi), ಕೆಮಿ (kemi) — Havigannada
    • Kodava: ಕೆವಿ (kevi)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Aranadan: ചെബി
      • Malayalam: ചെവി (cevi)
      • Tamil: செவி (cevi)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): கெய்வ் (keyv), கெவ் (kev)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kïfy)
  • Tuluoid:
    • Korra Koraga: ಕೆಮಿ (kemi)
    • Tulu: ಕೆಬಿ (kebi)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: కెవి (kevi), కవి (kavi), కవ్వీ (kavvī), కెవ్ (kev), కెవ్వు (kevvu)
  • Konda-Dora: గిబి (gibi), కిబి (kibi)
  • Pengo-Kui:
    • Kui (India): କ୍ରିଉ (kriu), କିରୁ (kiru)
    • Kuvi: କିରିୟୂ (kiriyū)
    • Manda (India): ଗିୟ୍ (giy)
    • Pengo: କିତୁଲ୍ (kitul)
  • Telugu: చెవి (cevi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 154, 483, 586.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cevi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) “90”, in A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India