Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/koṭay

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 *koṭ +‎ *-ay.

Noun

*koṭay

umbrella

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
  - Kodava: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (koṛ), [script needed] (keṛ)
    - Toda: [script needed] (kwaṛ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: കുട (kuṭa)
    - Tamil: குடை (kuṭai)
- Tulu: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: గొడుగు (goḍugu)
  - → Kuvi: ଗୁଉଡ଼୍ଗୁଉ (gūṛgū), ଗୁଡ଼୍ଗୁ (guṛgu), ଗୁଦୁଗୁ (gudugu)

→ Sanskrit: उत्कूट (utkūṭa)

References

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

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