Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuṭV

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

*kuṇṭV

Noun

*kuṭV

eyeball

Derived terms

Unsorted forms (a round object in general)

South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಗುಂಡು (guṇḍu), ಗುಂಡ (guṇḍa)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കുണ്ട് (kuṇṭŭ)
      - Tamil: குண்டு (kuṇṭu)
  - Tulu: ಗುಂಡ (guṇḍa)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi: గొన్డ్ర (gonḍra)
  - Telugu: గుండు (guṇḍu)
Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: గుండ్ (guṇḍ)
- Southeastern Kolami: ఘున్డ్ (ghunḍ)

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: గుడ్ (guḍ)
  - Southeastern Kolami: గుడ్ (guḍ), కన్త గుడ్డ (kanta guḍḍa)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡು (guḍḍu), ಗುಡ್ಡಿ (guḍḍi), ಗುಡಸು (guḍasu), ಗುಡಿ (guḍi)
  - Tulu: ಕುಡು (kuḍu)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: గుడి (guḍi)
    - Konda-Dora: గుర్డు (gurḍu), [script needed] (gurzu)
  - Telugu: గుడ్డు (guḍḍu), గుడుసు (guḍusu), గొడ్డ (goḍḍa), గుడి (guḍi)
→? Sanskrit: गुड (guḍa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1680”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.