Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nuẓVḷ

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

• *nuẓnk-

Noun

*nuẓVḷ

1. mosquito

Descendants

• Central:
  • Duruwa: ନୁଡ଼୍ଞି
  • Kolami: నుల్లె (nulle)
• North:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (nuto)
• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ನೊಣ (noṇa)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಮುಲಿ (muli)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: നുളമ്പ് (nuḷampŭ)
        • Tamil: நுளம்பு (nuḷampu)
  • Korra Koraga: ನುರ್ಙ್ಗಿ (nurṅgi)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: నుల్లే (nullē)

References

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