Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/paṭVku

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

*paṭVku

small boat, ferry

Descendants

South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Malayalam: പടക് (paṭakŭ), പടവ് (paṭavŭ), പെട്ടകം (peṭṭakaṁ), പേടകം (pēṭakaṁ)
  - Old Kannada: ಪಡಂಗು (paḍaṅgu)
    - Kannada: ಹಡಗು (haḍagu), ಹಡಗ (haḍaga), ಪಡಗು (paḍagu), ಪಡಂಗು (paḍaṅgu), ಪಡಹು (paḍahu)
      - → Marathi: पडाव (paḍāv)
  - Tamil: படகு (paṭaku)
- Tulu: ಪಡ (paḍa), ಪಡವು (paḍavu)
South-Central:
- Telugu: పడవ (paḍava)
→ Sanskrit: बेडा (beḍā), वेडा (veḍā), भेड (bheḍa), भेल (bhela), बेडक (beḍaka)
- Prakrit: 𑀩𑁂𑀟 (beḍa), 𑀩𑁂𑀟𑀸 (beḍā), 𑀯𑁂𑀟 (veḍa), 𑀪𑁂𑀟 (bheḍa)
  - Sindhi: ٻِيڙِي, ॿेड़ी
  - Hindi: बेड़ा (beṛā)
- Prakrit: 𑀪𑁂𑀮𑀸 (bhelā)
  - Odia: ଭେଳା (bheḷā)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3838”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.