Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ney

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

*ney

(Krishnamurti) oil, ghee
(Southworth) animal fat

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: नॆय् (ney)
- Southeastern Kolami: ऎय् (ey)
- Ollari: नॆय् (ney), नॆय्यु (neyyu)
North:
- Kurukh: [script needed] (nē̃tā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (neṉya)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ನೆಯಿ (neyi)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (nay)
    - Toda: [script needed] (nïy)
  - Kodava: ನೆಯ್ (neyŭ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: നെയ് (neyŭ), നെയ്യ് (neyyŭ), നൈ (nai)
    - Tamil: நெய் (ney), நேயம் (nēyam)
      - → Thai: เนย (nəəi)
        → Lao: ເນີຍ (nœ̄i)
    - Tamil: நெய்ப்பு (neyppu)
- Tulu: ನೆಯಿ (neyi), ನೇಯಿ (nēyi)
South-Central:
- Gondi: నీ (nī), నెయి (neyi), నెఈ (neī), నీయ్ (nīy), నెయ్ (ney), నీయి (nīyi), నీయు (nīyu), నీయ్యు (nīyyu), నీయ్ (nīy)
- Telugu: నెయ్యి (neyyi), నేయి (nēyi)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: నియు (niyu)
  - Kui (India): ନୀଜୁ (nīju)
  - Kuvi: ନୀୟୁ (nīyu), ନୀୟୂ (nīyū), ନୀୟୁଁ (nīyũ)
  - Manda (India): ନେଯ୍ (nej)

Verb

*ney

to weave

Descendants

Tamil: நெய் (ney)
Malayalam: നെയ്യുക (neyyuka)
Telugu: నేయు (nēyu)
Kannada: ನೇಯು (nēyu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ney”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.
F. C., Southworth (2003) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania.