Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kewi

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

Etymology

Compound of *kep- +‎ *i.

Noun

*kewi

ear

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: कॆकॊल् (kekol)
  - Ollari: कॆक्कॊल् (kekkol)
- Kolami: कॆव् (kev)
- Southeastern Kolami: कॆव् (kev)
North Dravidian:
- Brahui: خَف (xaf)
- Kurukh: [script needed] (xebdā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (qethwu)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannadoid:
    - Alu Kurumba: ಕೆವಿ (kevi)
    - Badaga: ಕಿವಿ (kivi)
    - Kannada: ಕಿವಿ (kivi), ಕಿಮಿ (kimi); ಕೆಮಿ (kemi) — Havigannada
  - Kodava: ಕೆವಿ (kevi)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Aranadan: ചെബി
    - Malayalam: ചെവി (cevi)
    - Tamil: செவி (cevi)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Kota (India): கெய்வ் (keyv), கெவ் (kev)
    - Toda: [script needed] (kïfy)
- Tuluoid:
  - Korra Koraga: ಕೆಮಿ (kemi)
  - Tulu: ಕೆಬಿ (kebi)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: కెవి (kevi), కవి (kavi), కవ్వీ (kavvī), కెవ్ (kev), కెవ్వు (kevvu)
- Konda-Dora: గిబి (gibi), కిబి (kibi)
- Pengo-Kui:
  - Kui (India): କ୍ରିଉ (kriu), କିରୁ (kiru)
  - Kuvi: କିରିୟୂ (kiriyū)
  - Manda (India): ଗିୟ୍ (giy)
  - Pengo: କିତୁଲ୍ (kitul)
- Telugu: చెవి (cevi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 154, 483, 586.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cevi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) chapter 90, in A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil.
S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India