Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīntu

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

Etymology

False cognate of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ̀ndʊ́ and Swahili mkindu.

Noun

*cīntu

date palm

Descendants

South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಈಚಲು (īcalu), ಈಚಲ (īcala), ಈಚಲೆ (īcale), ಈಚಿಲು (īcilu)
  - Malayalam: ഈന്ത് (īntŭ), ഈന്ത (īnta), ഈത്ത (ītta)
  - Tamil: ஈந்து (īntu), ஈஞ்சு (īñcu), ஈச்சு (īccu)
- Tulu: ಈಚಿಲ್ (īcilŭ), ಈಂಚಿಲ್ (īñcilŭ), ಈಂದ್ (īndŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: సింది (sindi), సీందీ (sīndī), హీంది (hīndi), ఈతె (īte), ఈంది (īndi), ఏతెల్ (ētel)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: సీతెల్ (sītel)
  - Kui (India): ସୀତା (sīta)
  - Kuvi: ସିଂଦି (sindi), ସୀଂଦି (sīndi)
  - Pengo: ହୀଂଦି (hīndi)
- Telugu: ఈఁత (īn̆ta), ఈత (īta)

Central:
- Duruwa: चींद, ଚୀଂଦ୍
- Ollari: సీంది (sīndi)

Northern:
- Kurukh: कींदा (kīndā)

→ Sanskrit: हिन्ताल (hintāla), सैन्धी (saindhī)
→ Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀻 (sindī)
→ Sora: ସିଂଦୀନ୍

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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