Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/waHr

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

*waHr

1. to come

Descendants

• Central:
  • Kolami: वर् (var)
  • Kolami: वरॆङ् (vareṅ)
• North:
  • Brahui: بننگ (banning)
• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಬಾ (bā), ಬರು (baru), ಬಾರು (bāru)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: [script needed] (bar-)
      • Malayalam: വാ (vā), വരുക (varuka)
      • Tamil: வா (vā), வரு (varu)
      • Toda: [script needed] (po·r-)
  • Tulu: ಬರ್ಪಿನಿ (barpini), ಬರ್ಪಾವುನಿ (barpāvuni)
• South-Central:
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Kuvi-Kui:
      • Kui (India): ଵା୕ଵା (vāva​)
  • Telugu: వచ్చు (vaccu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5270”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.