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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.
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Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Possibly related to *key (“to do”).
Noun
*kay
- hand
Descendants
- Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
- Kolami: की (kī)
- Southeastern Kolami: की (kī)
- Parji-Gadaba:
- Duruwa: कॆय् (key)
- Kondekor: किय्यु (kiyyū), किय् (kiy)
- Ollari: की (kī)
- North Dravidian:
- Kurukh-Malto:
- Kurukh: [script needed] (xekkhā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (qeqe)
- South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
- Kannada: ಕೈ (kai), ಕಯ್ಯಿ (kayyi), ಕಯಿ (kayi), ಕಯ್ (kay)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
- Kodava: ಕೈ (kai)
- Kota-Toda:
- Kota (India): கை (kai)
- Toda: கொய்
- Tamil-Malayalam:
- Malayalam: കൈ (kai)
- Tamil: கை (kai)
- Tulu: ಕೈ (kai), ಕಯಿ (kayi)
- South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi-Kui:
- Gondi: కై (kai)
- Konda-Kui:
- Konda-Dora: కియు (kiyu), కివు (kivu)
- Kuvi-Kui:
- Kui (India): କାଜୁ (kaju), କାଗୁ (kagu)
- Kuvi: କେ୕ୟୁ (kēyu), କେ୕ୟୂ (kēyū), କେୟ୍ୟୁ (keyyu), କେୟୁ (keyu), କାୟ୍ୟୁ (kayyu)
- Manda-Pengo:
- Manda (India): କିୟ୍ (kiy)
- Pengo: କେୟ୍ (key)
- Telugu: చెయ్యి (ceyyi), చేయి (cēyi), చెయి (ceyi), కై (kai), కయి (kayi)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “kai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.