Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kiṇṭV-

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

*kiṇṭV-

metal pot

Descendants

South:
- Tulu: ಗಿಂಡಿ (giṇḍi), ಗಿಂಡ್ಯ (giṇḍya), ಗಿಂಡ್ಯೆ (giṇḍye), ಗಿಣ್ಣಲ್ (giṇṇalŭ)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಗಿಂಡಿ (giṇḍi)
    - → Marathi: गिंडी (giṇḍī)
  - Kodava: ಕುಂಡಿ (kuṇḍi)
  - Kota (India): [script needed] (kiṇḍy)
  - Old Tamil: 𑀓𑀺𑀡𑁰𑀝𑀺 (kiṇṭi) (see there for further descendants)
    - Malayalam: കിണ്ടി (kiṇṭi)
    - Tamil: கிண்டி (kiṇṭi)

South Central:
- Telugu: గిండి (giṇḍi)
→ Sanskrit: कुण्डी (kuṇḍī), कुण्ड (kuṇḍa), कुण्डिक (kuṇḍika) (see there for further descendants)
→ Sanskrit: कन्दु (kandu)
- → Akkadian: 𒃶𒁺 (kandu) (see there for further descendants)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18)‎^[1], Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 199–200