Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kañci

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

Noun

*kañci

1. gruel

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Southern I:
    • Tulu: ಗಂಜಿ (gañji)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಗಂಜಿ (gañji)
      • Kodava: ಕಂಜಿ (kañji)
      • Malayalam: കഞ്ഞി (kaññi)
      • Tamil: கஞ்சி (kañci)
        • → Portuguese: canje
        • → English: congee
  • Southern II:
    • Telugu: గంజి (gañji), గెంజి (geñji)
    • Gondi: గెంజి (geñji), కాసెర్ (kāser), కాసర్ (kāsar)
• Northern:
  • Kurukh: कंजी (kañjī)
• A descendent language:
  • → Sanskrit: काञ्जी (kāñjī), काञ्जीक (kāñjīka), काञ्चिक (kāñcika)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kañci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.