Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōẓ-
Proto-Dravidian edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
*kōẓ-
- young, tender, fresh
Descendants edit
- Tamil: குழந்தை (kuḻantai), கொழந்த (koḻanta), கொளந்த (koḷanta), கொய்ந்த (koynta)
- Malayalam: കൊന്തെ (konte)
- Malayalam: കൊഴുന്ത് (koḻuntŭ)
- Telugu: కొత్త (kotta), కొడుకు (koḍuku), కోడలు (kōḍalu)
References edit
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 158, 159.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2149, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.