Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/caH-

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

*caH-[1]

to die

Alternative reconstructions

*ceH-

Descendants

Proto-North Dravidian: *keH-, *key-
- 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)
Proto-South Dravidian: *caH-, *cā-
- Proto-South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಸಾವು (sāvu)
    - Kodava: ಚಾವು (cāvu)
    - Malayalam: ചാവുക (cāvuka), ചാകുക (cākuka), ചാവ് (cāvŭ)
    - Tamil: சா (cā), சாவு (cāvu)
  - Tulu: ಸೈಪಿನಿ (saipini), ತೈಪಿನಿ (taipini), ಸಾವು (sāvu), ತಾವು (tāvu)
- Proto-South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi: సయానా (sayānā), సా (sā), హా (hā), హావా (hāvā)
  - Konda-Kui:
    - Konda-Dora: సా (sā)
    - Kui (India): ସଆଵ (sāvo)
    - Kuvi: ହଆକି (hāki)
    - Manda (India): ହଆ (hā)
    - Pengo: ହଆ (hā)
  - Telugu: చచ్చు (caccu), చావు (cāvu), చంపు (campu), చంపుడు (campuḍu)
→ Sanskrit: शव (śava)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*caH-”.