Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toṇ

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

Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: *toḷ, *toṇ     Adjectival: *toḷ, *toṇ

Numeral

*toṇ

1. nine, 9/10

Derived terms

• *toṇ-nūṯ-u (with *nūṯ (“one hundred”))
  • Tamil: தொண்ணூறு (toṇṇūṟu, “ninety”)
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ് (toṇṇūṟŭ, “ninety”)

• *toṇ-paH-tu
  • Kannada: ತೊಂಭತ್ತು (tombhattu, “ninety”), ತೊಂಬತ್ತು (tombattu, “ninety”)
  • Telugu: తొంబది (tombadi, “ninety”), తొమ్మిది (tommidi, “nine”)
  • Kodava: ತೊಂಬದು (tombadu, “ninety”)

• *toṇ-ṭu
  • Old Tamil: 𑀢𑁴𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼 (toṇṭu, “nine”)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India