Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wariñci
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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
Etymology edit
Possibly borrowed from a South Asian source, perhaps Austroasiatic. See Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi) for more.
Noun edit
*wariñci
Descendants edit
- Malayalam: അരി (ari), വരി (vari)
- Tamil: வரி (vari), அரிசி (arici)
- Telugu: వరి (vari)
- Gondi: వంజీ (vañjī)
- Duruwa: [script needed] (verci(l))
- Ollari: వర్సిల్ (varsil), వర్చిల్ (varcil), వర్స్ (vars)
References edit
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vari”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.