Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/ñācVṯu

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Etymology

Compound of *ñāc +‎ *Vṯu.

Noun

*ñācVṯu

1. (astronomy) sun

Descendants

• Tamil-Kannada:
  • Old Kannada: ನೇಸಱ್ (nēsaṟ), ನೇಸರ್ (nēsar)
    • Kannada: ನೇಸರು (nēsaru)
      • → Telugu: నెసరు (nesaru)
    • → Prakrit: 𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀭 (ṇesara)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Tamil: ஞாயிறு (ñāyiṟu)
    • Malayalam: ഞായർ (ñāyaṟ)
  • Toda: [script needed] (nö·ṟ), [script needed] (ne·ṟ)
• Tulu: [script needed] (nesŭrŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ñāyiṟu,+nāyiṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252.