Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/nāṭu

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

*nāṭu

1. country, place, land, state, province, district, kingdom

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ನಾಟ (nāṭa)
      • Kannada: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
      • → Marathi: नाट (nāṭ)
    • Kodava: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
    • Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼 (nāṭu)
      • Malayalam: നാട് (nāṭŭ)
      • Tamil: நாடு (nāṭu)
  • Tulu: ನಾಡ್ (nāḍŭ), ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Gondi-Kui: *nāṭu ~ *nāṯu
    • Gondi: నార్ (nār)
    • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nāṟu)
    • Kui-Kuvi:
      • Kui (India): ନା୕ଯୁ (nāju), ନା୕ଟୋ (nāṭo)
      • Kuvi: ନାଇୟୂ (naiyū), ନା୕ୟୁ (nāyu)
    • Manda (India): ନା୕ୟ୍ (nāy)
    • Pengo: ନାସ୍ (nas), [script needed] (nāz)
  • Telugu: నాడు (nāḍu)

Derived terms

• Konda-Dora: నాటన్ (nāṭan)
• Kui (India): ନା୕ଟକି (nāṭoki)
• Pengo: ନା୕ଟାକାନ୍ (nāṭakan)
• Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀷𑁆 (nāṭaṉ)
  • Tamil: நாடன் (nāṭaṉ), நாடி (nāṭi), நாடவர் (nāṭavar), நாட்டம் (nāṭṭam), நாட்டார் (nāṭṭār), நாட்டான் (nāṭṭāṉ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “nāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321.