Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/nāṭu

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*nāṭu

  1. country, place, land, state, province, district, kingdom

Descendants

  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Old Kannada: ನಾಟ (nāṭa)
        • Kannada: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
        • → Marathi: नाट (nāṭ)
      • Kodava: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
      • Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼 (nāṭu)
    • Tulu: ನಾಡ್ (nāḍŭ), ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui: *nāṭu ~ *nāṯu
      • Gondi: నార్ (nār)
      • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nāṟu)
      • Kui-Kuvi:
        • Kui (India): ନା୕ଯୁ (nāju), ନା୕ଟୋ (nāṭo)
        • Kuvi: ନାଇୟୂ (naiyū), ନା୕ୟୁ (nāyu)
      • Manda (India): ନା୕ୟ୍ (nāy)
      • Pengo: ନାସ୍ (nas), [script needed] (nāz)
    • Telugu: నాడు (nāḍu)

Derived terms

References

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