Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīnkk-

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

Etymology

Compound of *cīn +‎ *-kk-.

Noun

*cīnkk-

darkness

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: చీకటి (cīkaṭi), చీకట్ (cīkaṭ)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (cīkoḍ)
  - Kondekor: చీకట్, సీకట్
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: సికాటి (sikāṭi), హీకడ్ (hīkaḍ)
  - Konda-Dora: సీకట్ (sīkaṭ)
- Telugu: చీకటి (cīkaṭi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2604, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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