Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kiẓank-

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

From *kīẓ.

Noun

*kiẓank-

1. tuber root

Descendants

• Malayalam: കിഴങ്ങ് (kiḻaṅṅŭ)
• Tamil: கிழங்கு (kiḻaṅku)
• Kannada: ಗೆಣಸು (geṇasu)
• Tulu: ಕೆರೆಂಗ್ (kereṅgŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “geṇasu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.