Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wēr

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

*wēr^[1]

root

Descendants

Southern
- Southern I
  - Tamil-Kannada
    - Old Kannada: ಬೇರ್ (bēr)
      - Kannada: ಬೇರು (bēru)
    - Tamil-Malayalam
      - Old Tamil: 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)
        Malayalam: വേര് (vērŭ)
        Tamil: வேர் (vēr)
      - Toda: [script needed] (pö·r)
- Southern II:
  - Telugu: వేరు (vēru)
  - Konda-Dora: [script needed] (vela)
Central:
- Kolami: వేర్ (vēr)
- Kondekor: [script needed] (vēr)
- Duruwa: [script needed] (vār)

References

Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “5535”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505.

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.

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