Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/okVr

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

*okVr

1. nail, claw

Descendants

• Central:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: గోర్ (gōr)
    • Southeastern Kolami: గోర్ (gōr)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: गेरि
    • Ollari: గేరె (gēre)
• Northern:
  • Brahui: ہور (hor)
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: ओर्ख़् (orx)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: ओर्गु
• South Dravidian:
  • Southern Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Old Kannada: ಉಗುರ್ (ugur), ಉಗಿ (ugi), ಉಗುರಿಸು (ugurisu)
        • Kannada: ಉಗುರು (uguru)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ಒಯ್ (oyŭ)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Tamil: உகிர் (ukir)
          • Malayalam: ഉകിര് (ukirŭ)
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (u·r), [script needed] (u·r-gaṇ)
          • Toda: [script needed] (ü·r), [script needed] (ü·r-xoṇ)
      • Tulu: ಉಗುರು (uguru)
  • Southern Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: 𑵶𑶓𑶈 (gōra), గోర్ (gōr)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: గోరు (gōru)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): ଗୋଓର (gōro)
          • Kuvi: ଗୋଓରୁଉ (gōrū), ଗୋଓରୁ (gōru)
        • Manda (India): ଗୁଉର୍ (gūr)
    • Telugu: గోరు (gōru)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “55”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.