Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nakk-
Proto-Dravidian
Verb
*nakk-
- to lick
Descendants
- Tamil: நக்கு (nakku)
- Malayalam: നക്കുക (nakkuka)
- Kannada: ನೆಕ್ಕು (nekku)
- Tulu: ನೆಕ್ಕು (nekku)
- Telugu: నాకు (nāku).
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3570”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.