Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/tenkāy

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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

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Etymology

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According to Krishnamurti (2003), from Proto-Dravidian *teṉ (south) +‎ *kāy (fruit), meaning literally “the southern fruit”.

Noun

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*tenkāy[1][2]

  1. (botany) coconut

Descendants

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  • Southern Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada-Badaga:
        • Kannada: ತೆಙ್ಗಾಯ್ (teṅgāy)
        • Tamil-Kodagu:
  • South-Central Dravidian:

Unsorted forms

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References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.