Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cēr

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

*cēr[1][2]

ox plough

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa: चॆरॆयकुल्
- Kolami: చేర్ (cēr)
Southern:
- Southern I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಏರು (ēru), ಆರು (āru)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: ஏர் (ēr), சேர் (cēr)
      - Malayalam: ഏര് (ērŭ)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): ஏர் (ēr)
      - Toda: ஏர்
- Southern II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: సేర్ (sēr), హేర్ (hēr), ఏర్ (ēr)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: సేరు (sēru)
      - Kuvi-Kui:
        Kui (India): [script needed] (sēru), [script needed] (sēreka)
        
        Kuvi: [script needed] (hērū), [script needed] (hēru)
  - Telugu: ఏరు (ēru)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.