Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/kaẓVku

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Alternative forms

  • *kaẓVtu

Noun

*kaẓVku[1][2]

  1. eagle

Descendants

  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: കഴു (kaḻu), കഴുക് (kaḻukŭ), കഴുകൻ (kaḻukaṉ)
    • Tamil: கழுகு (kaḻuku)
  • Toda: [script needed] (koṛḷ)
  • Tulu: ಕಳು (kaḷu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1362”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.