Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/naH-

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

*naH-

dog

Descendants

*naH-ay
- South:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ನಾಯ್ (nāy)
      - Kannada: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
    - Kodava: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
    - Kota-Toda:
      - Kota (India): நாய் (nāy)
      - Toda: நோய்
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: നായ (nāya), നായ് (nāyŭ)
      - Tamil: நாய் (nāy)
  - Tulu: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
- South-Central:
  - Gondi: నాయ్ (nāy), నాఈ (nāī), నెయ్ (ney)
    - → Nihali: नाय

*naH-attV
- Central:
  - Kolami-Naiki:
    - Kolami: आतॆ (āte)
    - Southeastern Kolami: आतॆ (āte)
  - Parji-Gadaba:
    - Duruwa: नॆत्त (netta)
    - Ollari: नेतॆ (nēte)

*naH-kuẓi
- South-Central:
  - Konda-Kui:
    - Konda-Dora: ନୁକୁଡ଼ି (nukuṛi)
    - Kuvi-Kui:
      - Kui (India): ନାକୁଡ଼ି (nakuṛi), ନହଡ଼ି (nohoṛi)
      - Kuvi: ନେହ୍ଽଊରି (neh’ūri), ନେହୁଡୀ (nehuḍī), ନିହ୍ଽଉଡ଼ି (nih’uṛi), ନେହ୍ଃଉଡ଼ି (nehʔuṛi)
    - Pengo: ନେକୁଡ଼୍ (nekuṛ), ନିକୁଡ଼୍ (nikuṛ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3650”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.