Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuẓV

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

*kuẓV^[1]

pit

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian
  - Tulu: ಕೊಳವೈ (koḷavai)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - - Kannada: ಕೊಳಲು (koḷalu), ಕೊಳವಿ (koḷavi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: குழி (kuḻi), குழல் (kuḻal)
      - Malayalam: കുഴി (kuḻi), കുഴൽ (kuḻal)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Telugu: గొయ్యి (goyyi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1818”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.