Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kac-

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

Verb

*kac-

1. to be bitter

Descendants

• Kannada: ಕಯ್ಪು (kaypu)
• Malayalam: കൈപ്പ് (kaippŭ), കയ്പ്പ് (kayppŭ), കയ്പ് (kaypŭ), കയിപ്പ് (kayippŭ), കശപ്പ് (kaśappŭ), കൈക്കുക (kaikkuka), കശക്കുക (kaśakkuka)
• Tamil: கசப்பு (kacappu), கச (kaca), கை (kai), கைப்பு (kaippu), கய (kaya)
• Telugu: కసు (kasu)
• → Sanskrit: कषाय (kaṣāya), काषण (kāṣaṇa) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1249, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.