Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nīr

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 1 edit

Compound of *nī- (“you”, singular) +‎ *-r (plural ending).

Pronoun edit

*nīr

you (plural)

Descendants edit

Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr)
- Tamil: நீர் (nīr)
Telugu: మీరు (mīru)

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

*nīr

water

Descendants edit

South Dravidian:
- Tulu: ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kota (India): நீர் (nīr)
  - Toda: நீர்
  - Kodava: ನೀರು (nīru)
  - Kannada-Badaga:
    - Badaga: ನೀರು (nīru)
    - Kannada: ನೀರು (nīru)
  - Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr)
    - Tamil: நீர் (nīr), ஈர் (īr), நீர்மை (nīrmai), ஈரம் (īram), ஈரிப்பு (īrippu), ஈரிய (īriya), ஈரலி (īrali)
    - Malayalam: നീര് (nīrŭ), ഈർപ്പം (īṟppaṁ), ഈരം (īraṁ), ഈറം (īṟaṁ), ഈർമ്മം (īṟmmaṁ)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: నీరు (nīru), నీళ్ళు (nīḷḷu), ఈమిరి (īmiri)
- Konda-Dora: నీర్ (nīr)
- Kui (India): ନୀରୁ (nīru)
Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: ఈర్ (īr)
- Southeastern Kolami: ఈర్ (īr)
- Duruwa: नीर
- Ollari: నీర్ (nīr)
North Dravidian:
- Brahui: دیر (dīr)
→ Sanskrit: नीर (nīra) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3690, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3688, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.