Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kāṇikkay

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 *kāṇ- +‎ *ikk +‎ *-ay

Noun

*kāṇikkay

1. gift

Descendants

• Malayalam: കാണിക്ക (kāṇikka)
• Tamil: காணிக்கை (kāṇikkai)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1443”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.