Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuṇṭV

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

*kuṇṭV

heart

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
  - Southeastern Kolami: गुण्डुर् (guṇḍur)
North Dravidian:
- Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (koṇḍa)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ (guṇḍige)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കുണ്ടിക്കായി (kuṇṭikkāyi)
      - Tamil: குண்டி (kuṇṭi)
  - Tulu: ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ (guṇḍige)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: గున్దుర్-కాఇఆ (gundur-kāiā), గుండె (guṇḍe), గుండ్రు కాయ (guṇḍru kāya)
    - Konda-Dora: గుండ (guṇḍa), గుండ కాయ (guṇḍa kāya)
  - Telugu: గుండె (guṇḍe)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1693”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.