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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]

  1. to emit smell

Descendants[2]
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Duruwa: ନେଦ (ned-, “to smell, stink”)
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tulu: ನಾದ್ (nādŭ)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ನಾಱು (nāṟu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ನಾರ್ (nār)
        • Tamil-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (nār-)
          • Tamil-Malayalam:

Noun

*ñāṯu[3]

  1. seedlings for transplantation

Descendants
  • Tamil: நாற்று (nāṟṟu), நாறு (nāṟu)
  • Malayalam: ഞാറ് (ñāṟŭ)
  • Kannada: ನಾಟು (nāṭu)
  • Tulu: ನೇಜಿ (nēji)
  • Telugu: నారు (nāru)
  • Gondi: నేర్ (nēr)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “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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