Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kār
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- *kārV
Etymology edit
From *karv- (“to burn”), compare Duruwa [script needed] (ker-), [script needed] (kerv-, “to burn”), Kondekor [script needed] (karid, “to burn away as rice”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*kār
Derived terms edit
- Proto-Dravidian: *karuppu
Unsorted formations edit
Descendants edit
- Southern Dravidian:
- Tamil: கரு (karu)
- Malayalam: കാർ (kāṟ), കരി (kari), കരു (karu)
- Kota (India): [script needed] (kār), [script needed] (kar)
- Toda: [script needed] (ka-), [script needed] (kax), [script needed] (kaxt)
- Kodava: ಕರಿ (kari)
- Tulu: ಕಾರಿ (kāri), ಕರಿಯ (kariya)
- Telugu: కారు (kāru), కరి (kari)
- Gondi: कार्यल (kāryal), करि (kari)
- Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: కారి (kāri)
- Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (karan), [script needed] (karen)
- Northern Dravidian:
- Brahui: کری (kari)
- → Sanskrit: काल (kāla) (see there for further descendants)
See also edit
| *weḷ | *kār, *cir- | |
| *kem | *pac- | |
| *pac- | ||
Noun edit
*kār
Descendants edit
- Southern Dravidian:
References edit
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 181, 391.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1278, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1395, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.