Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wir-

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

*wir-

finger

Descendants

*wir-al
- South Dravidian:
  - Tamil-Kannada
    - Kannada: ಬೆರಳು (beraḷu), ಬೆರಲ್ (beral), ಬೆರಲು (beralu), ಬೆರಳ್ (beraḷ)
    - Kodava: ಬೆರ (bera)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: വിരൽ (viral)
      - Tamil: விரல் (viral)
  - Tulu: ಬೆರಳು (beraḷu), ಬಿರಲ್ (biralŭ), ಬಿರೆಲ್ (birelŭ), ಬಿರೆಲ್ಲ್ (birellŭ), ಪಿರೆಲ್ (pirelŭ)
- South-Central Dravidian:
  - Telugu: వ్రేలు (vrēlu), వేలు (vēlu)
*wir-and/*wir-anj
- Central Dravidian:
  - Kolami: వెందె (vende)
- South-Central Dravidian:
  - Kuvi-Kui
    - Kui (India): ଵଞ୍ଜୁ (voñju)
    - Kuvi: ଵଞ୍ଜୁ (voñju)
- → Sanskrit: व्रिश् (vriś) (Rigvedic, claimed)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 6, 483, 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “viral”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.