Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaẓuntt-

This Proto-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-Dravidian

Noun

*kaẓuntt-

neck

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Ollari: గడ్లి (gaḍli)
North Dravidian:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (qasrdu)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannadoid:
      - Alu Kurumba: ಗತ್ತು (gattu)
      - Badaga: ಗಟ್ಟೆ (gaṭṭe), ಗಂಟ (gaṇṭa)
      - Kannada: ಕತ್ತು (kattu), ಗಂಟಲು (gaṇṭalu)
    - Tamil-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (kaṛtl)
      - Tamil-Irula:
        Irula: கணுசு (kaṇucu)
        
        Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: കഴുത്ത് (kaḻuttŭ)
        
        Tamil: கழுத்து (kaḻuttu)
  - Tulu: ಕಂಟೆಲು (kaṇṭelu)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Konda-Dora: గడ్లి (gaḍli)
  - Kuvi: ଗାଡ୍ଲି (gaḍli)
→ Sanskrit: कण्ठ (kaṇṭha)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.
Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 78.