Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuṭV

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

Alternative forms

• *kuṇṭV

Noun

*kuṭV

1. eyeball

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: గుడ్ (guḍ)
    • Southeastern Kolami: గుడ్ (guḍ), కన్త గుడ్డ (kanta guḍḍa​)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡು (guḍḍu), ಗುಡ್ಡಿ (guḍḍi), ಗುಡಸು (guḍasu), ಗುಡಿ (guḍi)
    • Tulu: ಕುಡು (kuḍu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: గుడి (guḍi)
      • Konda-Dora: గుర్డు (gurḍu), [script needed] (gurzu)
    • Telugu: గుడ్డు (guḍḍu), గుడుసు (guḍusu), గొడ్డ (goḍḍa​), గుడి (guḍi)

• → Sanskrit: गुड (guḍa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1680”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.