Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/caH-

This Proto-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-Dravidian

Verb

*caH-[1]

  1. to die

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ceH-

Descendants

  • Proto-North Dravidian: *keH-, *key-
    • Brahui: کَہِنْگ (kahiṅg), کَسْفِنْگ (kasfiṅg), کَسِفِنْگ (kasifiṅg)
    • Kurukh-Malto:
      • Kurukh: खीऊ (khīū), खि'ऊ (khi'ū), [script needed] (khē'enā)
      • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (keye), [script needed] (keyu), [script needed] (keytre), [script needed] (kagle), [script needed] (keype)
  • Proto-South Dravidian: *caH-, *cā-
    • Proto-South Dravidian I:
    • Proto-South Dravidian II:
      • Gondi: సయానా (sayānā), సా (sā), హా (hā), హావా (hāvā)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: సా (sā)
        • Kui (India): ସା୕ୱା (sāwa)
        • Kuvi: ହା୕କି (hāki)
        • Manda (India): ହା୕ (hā)
        • Pengo: ହା୕ (hā)
      • Telugu: చచ్చు (caccu), చావు (cāvu), చంపు (campu), చంపుడు (campuḍu)
  • →? Sanskrit: शव (śava) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*caH-”.

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