Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pan

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

*pan[1]

  1. agricultural land
  2. ground that is worked
  3. quarry

Descendants

  • Southern Dravidian:
    • Tamil: பணை (paṇai), பண்ணை (paṇṇai), பண் (paṇ)
    • Malayalam: പണ (paṇa), പണ്ണ (paṇṇa)
    • Kannada: ಪಣೆ (paṇe)
    • Tulu: ಪಣೆ (paṇe), ಪನೆ (pane)
    • Telugu: పన్ను (pannu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.
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