Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kunṯ-

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

Noun

*kunṯ-

hill

Descendants

*kunṯ-u
- Tamil: குன்று (kuṉṟu)
- Malayalam: കുന്ന് (kunnŭ)
- Kodava: ಕುಂದು (kundu)
- Southeastern Kolami: కొద్ (kod)

*kunṯ-am
- Tamil: குன்றம் (kuṉṟam)
- Malayalam: കുന്നം (kunnaṁ)

Unsorted forms

Old Telugu: కొన్ఱ (konṟa)
- Telugu: కొండ (koṇḍa)
  - → Kannada: ಕೊಂಡ (koṇḍa)
Gondi: గోండీ (gōṇḍī)
Konda-Dora: కొండ (koṇḍa)
Kondekor: కొండెకొర్
→ Odia: ଖଣ୍ଡ (khôṇḍô), କନ୍ଧ (kôndhô)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuṉṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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