Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tiyam

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

  • *tīm (shortened)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *tiy
Proto-Dravidian *-am
Proto-Dravidian *tiyam

    *tiy +‎ *-am.

    Noun

    *tiyam[1][2]

    1. honey

    Descendants

    • Southern Dravidian: *tey-am -> tē-m
      • SD I:
        • Tulu: ತೀಯ (tīya)
        • Tamil-Kannada:
          • Kannada-Badaga:
            • Kannada: ತೇನು (tēnu), ಜೇನು (jēnu)
            • Tamil-Kodagu:
              • Tamil-Malayalam:
              • Toda-Kota:
                • Toda: [script needed] (tēn)
                • Kota (India): [script needed] (tēn)
              • Kodava: ತೇನಿ (tēni)
      • South-Central Dravidian (SD II):
    • Central Dravidian: *tiy-am -> tī-m
    • North Dravidian: *tiyam -> tī-n
      • Kurukh: तीनी (tīnī, “bee”)

    Unsorted forms

    References

    1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 96, 528.
    2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 285.
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