Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/nūṯu

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

Numeral

*nūṯu

hundred

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tulu: ನೂದು (nūdu)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ನೂಱು (nūṟu)
    - Alu Kurumba: ನೂಱು (nūṟu)
    - Badaga: ನೂರು (nūru)
    - Kannada: ನೂರು (nūru)
  - Kodava: ನೂರ್ (nūrŭ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: നൂറ് (nūṟŭ)
    - Tamil: நூறு (nūṟu)
South Dravidian II:
- Old Telugu: నూఱు (nūṟu)
  - Telugu: నూరు (nūru)
  - → Gondi: నూర్ (nūr), నుర్ (nur)
  - → Kolami: नूर् (nūr)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “3729”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Proto-South Dravidian

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Descendants

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References