Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōṭ-

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

Etymology

Possibly related to *kō.

Noun

*kōṭ-

(Southworth) wall
(Krishnamurti) fort

Derived terms

*kōṭṭ-ay
- South Dravidian:
  - Tulu: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe), ಕೋಂಟೆ (kōṇṭe)
    - Kodava: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
    - Kota-Toda:
      - Kota (India): கோட் (kōṭ)
      - Toda: [script needed] (kwa·ṭ)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: கோட்டை (kōṭṭai)
        → Sinhalese: කෝට්ට (kōṭṭa), කෝට්ටේ (kōṭṭē)
      - Malayalam: കോട്ട (kōṭṭa)
- South-Central Dravidian:
  - Telugu: కోట (kōṭa)
  - Kuvi: କ୕ଟା (kōṭa)
- → Sanskrit: कोट (koṭa), कोट्ट (koṭṭa)
- → Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (kŏṭṭa)

*kōṭṭ-am
- Tamil: கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)
- Telugu: కొట్టము (koṭṭamu)

*kōṭ-ay
- South Dravidian:
  - Tulu: ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
- South-Central Dravidian:
  - Telugu: గోడ (gōḍa)
  - Kuvi: କ୕ଡା (kōḍa)
- Central Dravidian:
  - Kolami: గొడా (goḍā)

*kōṭ-u
- South Dravidian:
  - Tamil: கோடு (kōṭu)
  - Malayalam: കോട് (kōṭŭ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2207”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.