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Reconstruction:Proto-North Dravidian/keH-
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This Proto-North 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-North Dravidian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH-.
Alternative reconstructions
- *key-
Descendants
- Brahui: کَہِنْگ (kahiṅg), کَسْفِنْگ (kasfiṅg), کَسِفِنْگ (kasifiṅg)
- Kurukh-Malto:
- Kurukh: खीऊ (khīū), खि'ऊ (khi'ū), [script needed] (khē'enā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (keye), [script needed] (keyu), [script needed] (keytre), [script needed] (kagle), [script needed] (keype)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527: “caH- ∼ ceH- […] PND keH-/key”.
- Pfeiffer, Martin (2018) “*key-”, in Kuṛux Historical Phonology Reconsidered, Norderstedt, Germany: PubliQation Academic Publishing, →ISBN, page 157
Further reading
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kahing”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.
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