Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kiẓakku

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 *kiẓ +‎ *a +‎ *kku.

Noun

*kiẓakku

1. east

Descendants

• Kodava: [script needed] (kë·kï)
• Malayalam: കിഴക്ക് (kiḻakkŭ)
• Tamil: கிழக்கு (kiḻakku)

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

Compass points
*waṭakku *mēlkku *kiẓakku *ten

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1619”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.