Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wittV

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

*wittV

1. seed

Descendants

• Malayalam: വിത്ത് (vittŭ), വിതയ്ക്കുക (vitaykkuka)
• Tamil: வித்து (vittu)
• Kannada: ಬಿತ್ತು (bittu)
• Telugu: విత్తనము (vittanamu), విత్తు (vittu)
• Kolami: वितनम् (vitanam)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5401”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.