Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōṭṭay

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 *kōṭṭ +‎ *ay.

Noun

*kōṭṭay[1][2]

wall, fort

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tulu: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe), ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe), ಕೋಂಟೆ (kōṇṭe), ಗೋಡೆ (gōḍe)
  - Kodava: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
  - Kota (India): கோட் (kōṭ)
  - Toda: [script needed] (kwa·ṭ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Tamil: கோட்டை (kōṭṭai), கோடு (kōṭu)
    - Malayalam: കോട്ട (kōṭṭa), കോട് (kōṭŭ)

South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: కోట (kōṭa), కొట్టము (koṭṭamu), గోడ (gōḍa)
- Kuvi: କ୕ଟା (kōṭa), କ୕ଡା (kōḍa)

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: గొడా (goḍā)

→ Sanskrit: कोट (koṭa), कोट्ट (koṭṭa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.

[2] Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.