Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wīẓ-

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

Alternative forms

*wiẓV-

Verb

*wīẓ-

to fall

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Brahui: بِٹِنْگ (biṭiṅg)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Korra Koraga: ಬೂಳು (būḷu), ಬೂರು (būru)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಬೀಳು (bīḷu)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (bu·ḷ-), [script needed] (buddu-), [script needed] (bu·k-)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: വീഴുക (vīḻuka)
        
        Tamil: வீழு (vīḻu), விழு (viḻu), வீழ் (vīḻ)
      - Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (vig-), [script needed] (vi·k-), [script needed] (vi·ḷ)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (pïḍ-), [script needed] (pi·šk-), [script needed] (pi·ṣk)
  - Tulu: ಬೂರುನಿ (būruni)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - >? Gondi: మీడ఼ానా, మీహ్తానా (mīhtānā), మిహీతానా (mihītānā)
    - Kuvi-Kui:
      - Kui (India): ଵ୍ଡ଼ୀଵା (vṛīva)
      - Kuvi: ବ୍ରୀଆଲି (brīali)
  - Telugu: బిద్దు (biddu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5430, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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