Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/paṭVku

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

*paṭVku

1. small boat, ferry

Descendants

• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Malayalam: പടക് (paṭakŭ), പടവ് (paṭavŭ), പെട്ടകം (peṭṭakaṁ), പേടകം (pēṭakaṁ)
    • Old Kannada: ಪಡಂಗು (paḍaṅgu)
      • Kannada: ಹಡಗು (haḍagu), ಹಡಗ (haḍaga), ಪಡಗು (paḍagu), ಪಡಂಗು (paḍaṅgu), ಪಡಹು (paḍahu)
        • → Marathi: पडाव (paḍāv)
    • Tamil: படகு (paṭaku)
  • Tulu: ಪಡ (paḍa), ಪಡವು (paḍavu)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: పడవ (paḍava)
• → Sanskrit: बेडा (beḍā), वेडा (veḍā), भेड (bheḍa), भेल (bhela), बेडक (beḍaka)
  • Prakrit: 𑀩𑁂𑀟 (beḍa), 𑀩𑁂𑀟𑀸 (beḍā), 𑀯𑁂𑀟 (veḍa), 𑀪𑁂𑀟 (bheḍa)
    • Sindhi: ٻِيڙِي, ॿेड़ी
    • Hindi: बेड़ा (beṛā)
  • Prakrit: 𑀪𑁂𑀮𑀸 (bhelā)
    • Odia: ଭେଳା (bheḷā)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3838”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.