Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cīntu
Proto-Dravidian edit
Etymology edit
False cognate of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ̀ndʊ́ and Swahili mkindu.
Noun edit
*cīntu
- date palm
Descendants edit
- South:
- South-Central:
- Northern:
- Kurukh: कींदा (kīndā)
References edit
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.