Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ten

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

*ten

1. south, southern

Derived terms

• *tenkāy

 

Descendants

• Malayalam: തെൻ (teṉ)
• Tamil: தென் (teṉ)

Derived terms

• *teṯ-kku
  • Kodava: [script needed] (tekkï), [script needed] (tëkkï), [script needed] (tekkië)
  • Malayalam: തെക്ക് (tekkŭ)
  • Tamil: தெற்கு (teṟku)

Unsorted forms

• Gondi: [script needed] (telṅāṛ)
• Kannada: ತೆಂಕಣ (teṅkaṇa)
• Telugu: తెనుగు (tenugu), తెలుగు (telugu)
• Tulu: ತೆಂಕಾಯಿ (teṅkāyi)

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

Compass points
*waṭakku *mēlkku *kiẓakku *ten