Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/picc-

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

Noun

*picc-

insanity

Alternative reconstructions

*picV

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kondekor: [script needed] (piceṭe)
- Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (pisak)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ಪೆಚ್ಚು (peccu), ಪೆಚ್ಚ (pecca)
      - Kannada: ಹುಚ್ಚು (huccu), ಹುಚ್ಚ (hucca)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: പിച്ച് (piccŭ)
      - Tamil: பிச்சு (piccu), >? பித்து (pittu)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (puc)
      - Toda: [script needed] (püc)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi: పిసల్ (pisal), పిస (pisa), పిసొల్ (pisol)
  - Telugu: పిచ్చి (picci), పిస (pisa)

References

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