Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/neyttVr

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

*neyttVr

1. blood

Descendants

• Central:
  • Ollari: नॆत्तुर् (nettur)
  • Kolami: नॆत्तुर् (nettur)
  • Southeastern Kolami: नॆत्तुर् (nettur)
• North:
  • Brahui: دِتَر (ditar)
• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ನೆತ್ತರ್ (nettar)
      • Badaga: ನೆತ್ತರು (nettaru)
      • Kannada: ನೆತ್ತರು (nettaru), ನೆತ್ತರ (nettara), ನೆತ್ತ್ರ (nettra)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Irula: நெத்தரு (nettaru)
      • Tamil: நெய்த்தோர் (neyttōr)
  • Tulu: ನೆತ್ತೆರ್ (netterŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: నెత్తుర్ (nettur), నత్తుర్ (nattur), నత్రల్ (natral)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: నెతెర్ (neter​)
    • Kui (India): ନେଦେରି (nederi​)
    • Kuvi: ନେତରି (netori), ନେତେରି (neteri​)
    • Manda (India): ନେତେର୍ (neter​)
    • Pengo: ନେତେର୍ (neter​)
  • Telugu: నెత్తురు (netturu), నెత్రు (netru)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3748”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.