Reconstruction:Proto-North Dravidian/qan

This Proto-North 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-North Dravidian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ.

Noun

*qan[1]

  1. (anatomy) eye

Descendants

  • Brahui: خَن (xan)
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: ख़न्न (‌xann)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: क़नु (qanu)

References

  1. ^ Pfeiffer, Martin (2018) “*qan(u)”, in Kuṛux Historical Phonology Reconsidered, Norderstedt, Germany: PubliQation Academic Publishing, →ISBN, page 94

Further reading

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