Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/eṯVy

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *eṯ +‎ *V +‎ *y.

Noun

*eṯVy

1. prawn

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: ഇറാവ് (iṟāvŭ)
      • Tamil: இறவு (iṟavu), இறா (iṟā), இறால் (iṟāl), இறல் (iṟal)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: రేయి కీకె (rēyi kīke), రెయ్య (reyya​)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: ఱెయొ (ṟeyo)
        • Kui (India): ରେଏୟା (rēya)
    • Telugu: రెయ్య (reyya​), రొయ్య (royya​)
    • → Duruwa: [script needed] (rēḍa)
    • → Kondekor: [script needed] (reyya-)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “517”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.