Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/pāy-

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

Verb

*pāy-

to leap

Descendants

South-Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಹಾಯು (hāyu), ಪಾದಿ (pādi)
  - Tamil-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (ādāry)
    - Tamil-Toda:
      - Toda: [script needed] (pōx-), [script needed] (pāf)
      - Tamil-Kodagu:
        Kodava: [script needed] (pāy-), [script needed] (pāyp), [script needed] (pāyv)
        
        Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: പായുക (pāyuka), പാച്ചുക (pāccuka)
        
        Tamil: பாய் (pāy), பாய்ச்சு (pāyccu), பாய்த்து (pāyttu), பாவு (pāvu)
- Tulu: ಹಾಯುನಿ (hāyuni)
South-Dravidian II:
- Kui (India): ପା୕ନ୍ଜା (pānja), ପା୕ଗା (pāga)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4087”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.