Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kewiṭu

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*kewiṭu

deafness

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕಿವುಡು (kivuḍu), ಕೆವಡು (kevaḍu), ಕಿವುಡ (kivuḍa)
    - → Marathi: किवडा (kivḍā)
  - Tamil-Irula:
    - Irula: ஸெகிடா (sekiṭā)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (kivḍ)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: ചെവിട് (ceviṭŭ), ചെകിട് (cekiṭŭ)
        
        Tamil: செவிடு (ceviṭu)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (kevṛ)
    - Toda: [script needed] (kyūḍ)
- Tulu: ಕೆಪ್ಪು (keppu), ಕೆಪ್ಪತನ (keppatana), ಕೆಬುರೆ (kebure)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: చెవుడు (cevuḍu)
  - → Gondi: చెవ్డ (cevḍa), చెవ్ట (cevṭa), ఎవ్డ (evḍa)
  - → Kolami: సెవడ్క్ (sevaḍk)

References

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