Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuẓV

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

*kuẓV

1. pit

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian
    • Tulu: ಕೊಳವೈ (koḷavai)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • • Kannada: ಕೊಳಲು (koḷalu), ಕೊಳವಿ (koḷavi)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: குழி (kuḻi), குழல் (kuḻal)
        • Malayalam: കുഴി (kuḻi), കുഴൽ (kuḻal)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Telugu: గొయ్యి (goyyi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1818”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.