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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñāṯu

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

Verb

*ñāṯu[1][2]

  1. to emit smell

Descendants
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (ned-, “to smell, stink”)
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ನಾರು (nāru)
      • Kodava: ನಾರು (nāru)
      • Kota-Toda:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (nār-)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Tulu: ನಾದ್ (nādŭ)

Noun

*ñāṯu[3]

  1. seedlings for transplantation

Descendants
  • South Dravidian:
    • South Dravidian I:
    • South Dravidian II:
      • Gondi: నేర్ (nēr)
      • Telugu: నారు (nāru)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2918, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
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