Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/kurVwi

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

Noun

*kurVwi

1. sparrow

Descendants

• Malayalam: കുരുവി (kuruvi)
• Tamil: குருவி (kuruvi)
• Kannada: ಗುಬ್ಬಿ (gubbi), ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ (gubbacci)
• Tulu: ಗುರ್ಬಿ (gurbi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 13, 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuruvi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.