Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/oṯanku

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 *o +‎ *ṯa +‎ *nku.

Verb

*oṯanku

1. to sleep

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಒಱಗು (oṟagu), ಒಱಂಗು (oṟaṅgu)
      • Kannada: ಉರುಗು (urugu), ಒರಗು (oragu), ಒರಂಗು (oraṅgu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Irula: [script needed] (roṅgu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: உறங்கு (uṟaṅku)
        • Malayalam: ഉറങ്ങുക (uṟaṅṅuka)
  • Tulu: ಒರಗುನಿ (oraguni), ಒರಗ್ (oragŭ), ಒರ್ದುನಿ (orduni)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: ఒరగు (oragu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “707”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.