Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/wey-

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

Adjective

*wey-

1. extensive, high

Derived terms

• Malayalam: വിയം (viyaṁ)
• Tamil: வியம் (viyam), வியல் (viyal), வென் (veṉ)
• Telugu: వెయ్యి (veyyi, “thousand”), వేయి (vēyi, “thousand”)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vēyi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.