Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/weruku

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

Noun

*weruku

1. cat

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Ollari: [script needed] (vērig, “cat”)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (berge)
  • Kurukh: बेरख़ा (berxā, “cat”)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: [script needed] (verkāṛ, “cat”), [script needed] (verkaṛ), [script needed] (warkār, “mongoose”), [script needed] (varkār, “wild cat”)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tulu: ಬೆರು (beru, “marten”)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಬೆರ್ಕು (berku, “cat”)
      • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಬೆಕ್ಕ್ (bekkï)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: വെരുക് (verukŭ, “Indian civet”), വിരുക് (virukŭ), മെരുക് (merukŭ)
        • Tamil: வெருகு (veruku, “wild cat, civet”)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Toda: [script needed] (peṣk)
• → Nihali: बॅर्कॉ (berko), बॅर्कू (berkū)