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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/key

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

Maybe related to *kay (hand).

Verb

*key[1][2]

  1. to do

Descendants

  • South:
    • Tulu: ಗೈಪಿನಿ (gaipini), ಗೆಯಿಪಿನಿ (geyipini)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಕೆಯ್ (key), ಕೈ (kai), ಗೆಯ್ (gey)
      • Kodava: ಕೆಯ್ (key)
      • Kota (India): கெய் (key), கெக் (kek), கெக்ய் (keky)
      • Toda: கெக்
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
  • South Central:
    • Telugu: చేయు (cēyu)
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: కీయానా (kīyānā)
      • Kui-Kuvi:
        • Kui (India): କିଵ (kivo​), ଗିଵ (givo​)
        • Kuvi: କିଇନୈ (kīnoi)
  • Central:
    • Kolami: కక్ (kak)
    • Southeastern Kolami: కక్ (kak)
  • Northern:
    • Brahui: کنّنگ (kanning)

References

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