Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīnkk-

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

Etymology

Compound of *cīn +‎ *-kk-.

Noun

*cīnkk-

1. darkness

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: చీకటి (cīkaṭi), చీకట్ (cīkaṭ)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (cīkoḍ)
    • Kondekor: చీకట్, సీకట్
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: సికాటి (sikāṭi), హీకడ్ (hīkaḍ)
    • Konda-Dora: సీకట్ (sīkaṭ)
  • Telugu: చీకటి (cīkaṭi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2604, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.