Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaṇṭanṯu
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Compound of *kaṇṭ- + *-anṯu.
Noun
*kaṇṭanṯu
Descendants
- Malayalam: കണ്ടൻ (kaṇṭaṉ)
- Tamil: கண்டன் (kaṇṭaṉ)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1173”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.