Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/eṯVy

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

Etymology

Compound of *eṯ +‎ *V +‎ *y.

Noun

*eṯVy

prawn

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ഇറാവ് (iṟāvŭ)
    - Tamil: இறவு (iṟavu), இறா (iṟā), இறால் (iṟāl), இறல் (iṟal)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: రేయి కీకె (rēyi kīke), రెయ్య (reyya)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: ఱెయొ (ṟeyo)
      - Kui (India): ରେଏୟା (rēya)
  - Telugu: రెయ్య (reyya), రొయ్య (royya)
  - → Duruwa: [script needed] (rēḍa)
  - → Kondekor: [script needed] (reyya-)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 517, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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