Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wāẓ

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

Verb

*wāẓ

1. to live
2. to flourish

Descendants

• Kannada: ಬಾಳು (bāḷu)
• Malayalam: വാഴുക (vāḻuka), വാഴ് (vāḻŭ)
• Tamil: வாழ் (vāḻ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.