Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kuṯV

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

Adjective

*kuṯV^[1]

short

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Kannada: ಕುಱು (kuṟu), ಕುರು (kuru)
- Malayalam: കുറു (kuṟu)
- Tamil: குறு (kuṟu), குற்று (kuṟṟu) (before vowels), குறும் (kuṟum) — combining forms
South Dravidian II:
- Gondi: కుర్రా (kurrā)
- Konda-Dora: కుఱి (kuṟi)
- Pengo: ଗୁହୁ (guhu)
- Telugu: కుఱు (kuṟu), కురు (kuru), కుఱుచ (kuṟuca), కురుచ (kuruca)

Derived terms

*kuṯay (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted forms

Tamil: குறுகு (kuṟuku), குன்று (kuṉṟu)

References

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.

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