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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wiriñc-

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

*wiriñc-[1][2]

  1. finger

Descendants
  • South Dravidian (SD I): *wir-al
    • Tamil-Kannada
      • Kodava: ಬೆರ (bera)
      • Tamil-Malayalam
      • Kannada: ಬೆರಳು (beraḷu), ಬೆರಲ್ (beral), ಬೆರಲು (beralu), ಬೆರಳ್ (beraḷ)
    • Tulu: ಬೆರಳು (beraḷu), ಬಿರಲ್ (biralŭ), ಬಿರೆಲ್ (birelŭ), ಬಿರೆಲ್ಲ್ (birellŭ), ಪಿರೆಲ್ (pirelŭ)
  • South-Central Dravidian (SD II): *wir-and/anj (except Telugu, which is also *wir-al)
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Kolami: వెందె (vende)
  • → Sanskrit: व्रिश् (vriś) (Rigvedic, claimed)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 6, 483, 531.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “viral”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.
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