Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/ñācVṯu

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I edit

Etymology edit

Compound of *ñāc +‎ *Vṯu.

Noun edit

*ñācVṯu

(astronomy) sun

Descendants edit

Tamil-Kannada:
- Old Kannada: ನೇಸಱ್ (nēsaṟ), ನೇಸರ್ (nēsar)
  - Kannada: ನೇಸರು (nēsaru)
    - → Telugu: నెసరు (nesaru)
  - → Prakrit: 𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀭 (ṇesara)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Tamil: ஞாயிறு (ñāyiṟu)
  - Malayalam: ഞായർ (ñāyaṟ)
- Toda: [script needed] (nö·ṟ), [script needed] (ne·ṟ)
Tulu: [script needed] (nesŭrŭ)

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ñāyiṟu,+nāyiṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252.