Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/cōṭ-

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Verb

*cōṭ-

to run

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಓಡು (ōḍu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഓടുക (ōṭuka)
      - Tamil: ஓடு (ōṭu)
- Tulu: ಓಡು (ōḍu)
South Dravidian II:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: సోడీతానా (sōḍītānā), జోడీతానా (jōḍītānā), సొడి- (soḍi-), [script needed] (soṛitānā), [script needed] (jaṛītānā), [script needed] (soṛī-), [script needed] (soṛūs)
- Kuvi: ହୋଣ୍- (hoṇ-), [script needed] (hotali), [script needed] (hōnai), [script needed] (honpinai)
  - Manda-Pengo:
    - Manda (India): ହୁନ୍- (hun-)
    - Pengo: ହୋନ୍- (hon-)
- Telugu: ఓడు (ōḍu)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-South Dravidian root *cōṭ- (6 c, 0 e)

*cōṭam (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted forms

Tamil: ஓடை (ōṭai), ஓட்டம் (ōṭṭam), ஓட்டு (ōṭṭu)
Telugu: ఓటు (ōṭu)

References

Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2861”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.