Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/katti

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*katti

1. knife

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Tulu: ಕತ್ತಿ (katti), ಕತ್ತೆ (katte)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕತ್ತಿ (katti)
      • Badaga: ಕತ್ತಿ (katti)
    • Tamil-Kodava:
      • Kodava: ಕತ್ತಿ (katti)
      • Malayalam: കത്തി (katti)
      • Tamil: கத்தி (katti)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: కత్తి (katti)
  • Gondi: కత్తి (katti), కాతి (kāti)

References

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