Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/wīṭu

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

Noun

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu

Noun

*wīṭu

1. abode

Descendants

• Tamil: வீடு (vīṭu)
• Malayalam: വീട് (vīṭŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5393”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.