Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/koṭ-
Proto-Dravidian
Alternative forms
- *koṭṭ-, *koṭV
Verb
*koṭ-
- to beat
Descendants
- Tamil: கொட்டு (koṭṭu), கொடு (koṭu)
- Malayalam: കൊട്ടുക (koṭṭuka), കൊടുക്കുക (koṭukkuka)
- Telugu: కొట్టు (koṭṭu)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2063”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.