Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōẓ-

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

Alternative forms

• *koẓ-

Adjective

*kōẓ-

1. young, tender, fresh

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕೊೞತ (koḻata), ಕೊಡ- (koḍa-), ಕೊಡಸು (koḍasu)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Tamil: குழந்தை (kuḻantai), கொழந்த (koḻanta), கொளந்த (koḷanta), கொய்ந்த (koynta) — Spoken Tamil
      • Malayalam: കൊന്തെ (konte)
    • Malayalam: കൊഴുന്ത് (koḻuntŭ)

• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: కొత్త (kotta), కొడుకు (koḍuku), కోడలు (kōḍalu)

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: خرن (xarrun)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 158, 159.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2149”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.