Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/waṭakku

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *waṭ +‎ *a +‎ *kku.

Noun

*waṭakku

1. north

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

Compass points
*waṭakku *mēlkku *kiẓakku *ten

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಬಡ (baḍa), ಬಡಗ (baḍaga), ಬಡಗು (baḍagu), ಬಡಗಣ (baḍagaṇa)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:

      • Kannada script: ಬಡಕು

        Malayalam script: ബഡകു

      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: വട (vaṭa), വടക്ക് (vaṭakkŭ)
        • Tamil: வட (vaṭa), வடகு (vaṭaku), வடக்கு (vaṭakku)
  • Tulu: ಬಡಕಾಯಿ (baḍakāyi)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: వడకు (vaḍaku)

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vata”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 471.