Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōẓ-

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

Alternative forms

*koẓ-

Root

*kōẓ-

young, tender, fresh

Derived terms

>? Proto-South Dravidian: *kōẓi (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೊೞತ (koḻata), ಕೊಡ- (koḍa-), ಕೊಡಸು (koḍasu)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: കൊഴുന്ത് (koḻuntŭ)
  - Tamil: கூழ் (kūḻ), குழவு (kuḻavu), குழை (kuḻai), கொழுந்து (koḻuntu), கொழு (koḻu), குழவி (kuḻavi), கொழகொழ (koḻakoḻa)
  - Tamil: குழந்தை (kuḻantai), (Madras Bashai) கொய்ந்த (koynta), (Spoken Tamil) கொழந்தெ (koḻante)^[1], (dialectal) கோந்தெ (kōnte)
    - → Malayalam: കൊന്തെ (konte)

South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: కొత్త (kotta), కొడుకు (koḍuku), కోడలు (kōḍalu)

North Dravidian:
- Brahui: خرن (xarrun)

Descendants

Tamil: குழ (kuḻa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 158, 159.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2149”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

^ David W. McAlpin (1981), “குழந்தை”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [1]

[1] David W. McAlpin (1981), “குழந்தை”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [1]

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