Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tiṯV-

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

Verb

*tiṯV-

to open

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: तिसिगना (tisignā)
- Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (tisge)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ತೆರ (tera), ತೆರಪು (terapu), ತೆರವು (teravu), ತೆರೆ (tere)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: ತೊರ (tora)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: തുറക്കുക (tuṟakkuka)
        
        Tamil: திற (tiṟa), திரை (tirai)
  - Tulu: ತೆರಪು (terapu), ಜಪ್ಪುನಿ (jappuni), ದೆಪ್ಪ್ (deppŭ)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (terv-)
      - Toda: [script needed] (teṟ-), [script needed] (tïṟ a·ṟ)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi: తరీతానా (tarītānā), తరీ (tarī), తెర్ర్ (terr), రెహానా (rehānā)
  - Konda-Kui:
    - Konda-Dora: తెఱె (teṟe), [script needed] (ṟē̆-)
    - Manda-Kui:
      - Kuvi-Kui:
        Kui (India): ଦା୕ପା (dāpa), ଦାରି ଇନ୍ବା (dari inba), ଦାରି ଇସ୍ପା (dari ispa)
        
        Kuvi: ଦେଽ (de’), ଦେଽନୈ୕
      - Manda-Pengo:
        Manda (India): ଜେ୕ (jē)
        
        Pengo: ଜେ୕ (jē)
  - Telugu: తెర (tera), తెరచు (teracu), తెరప (terapa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3259”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.