Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuṇṭV

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

Noun

*kuṇṭV

1. heart

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
    • Southeastern Kolami: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
• North Dravidian:
  • Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (koṇḍa​​)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ (guṇḍige)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: കുണ്ടിക്കായി (kuṇṭikkāyi)
        • Tamil: குண்டி (kuṇṭi)
    • Tulu: ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ (guṇḍige)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: గున్దుర్-కాఇఆ (gundur-kāiā), గుండె (guṇḍe), గుండ్రు కాయ (guṇḍru kāya​)
      • Konda-Dora: గుండ (guṇḍa), గుండ కాయ (guṇḍa kāya​)
    • Telugu: గుండె (guṇḍe)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1693”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.