Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñācVṯu

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

Compound of *ñāc +‎ *Vṯu.

Noun edit

*ñācVṯu^[1]^[2]

sun

Descendants edit

Malayalam: ഞായർ (ñāyaṟ)
Tamil: ஞாயிறு (ñāyiṟu)
Old Kannada: ನೇಸಱ್ (nēsaṟ), ನೇಸರ್ (nēsar)
- Kannada: ನೇಸರು (nēsaru)
  - → Telugu: నెసరు (nesaru)
- → Prakrit: 𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀭 (ṇesara)
Tulu: ನೆಸುರ್ (nesurŭ)

References edit

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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