Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kewiṭu

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

*kewiṭu

1. deafness

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕಿವುಡು (kivuḍu), ಕೆವಡು (kevaḍu), ಕಿವುಡ (kivuḍa)
      • → Marathi: किवडा (kivḍā)
    • Tamil-Irula:
      • Irula: ஸெகிடா (sekiṭā)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: [script needed] (kivḍ)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: ചെവിട് (ceviṭŭ), ചെകിട് (cekiṭŭ)
          • Tamil: செவிடு (ceviṭu)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (kevṛ)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kyūḍ)
  • Tulu: ಕೆಪ್ಪು (keppu), ಕೆಪ್ಪತನ (keppatana), ಕೆಬುರೆ (kebure)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: చెవుడు (cevuḍu)
    • → Gondi: చెవ్డ (cevḍa​), చెవ్ట (cevṭa​), ఎవ్డ (evḍa​)
    • → Kolami: సెవడ్క్ (sevaḍk)

References

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