Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/torVmp-

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

*torVmp-

1. lungs

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (dorba)
    • Kondekor: [script needed] (dobba)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Kannada: ದೊಮ್ಮೆ (domme)
    • Kodava: ತೊಮ್ಬೆ (tombe)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi: దొర్బ (dorba), దొబ్బా (dobbā)
    • Konda-Dora: దొబొ (dobo)
    • Telugu: దొబ్బ (dobba)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5218.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3515”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.