Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kūn-

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

Noun

*kūn-

daughter

Descendants

*kūn-ttu
- Telugu: కూతురు (kūturu), కూతు (kūtu), కూవిత (kūvita)

*kūn-ccu
- South Dravidian:
  - South Dravidian I:
    - Kannada: ಕೂಸು (kūsu)
    - Korra Koraga: ಕೂಜೆ (kūje), ಕೂಜಿ (kūji), ಕೋಜಿ (kōji)
  - South Dravidian II:
    - Gondi: కూచో (kūcō), కూచొ (kūco), కుచి (kuci), కుసి (kusi)
    - Telugu: కూసు (kūsu)

*kūn-kku
- Toda: [script needed] (ku·x)
- Tulu: ಕೂಕ್ರು (kūkru)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1873, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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