Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/paHtu

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
← 1	^{[a], [b]} ← 9	10	100 →
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Cardinal: paHtu Adjectival: paH-

Etymology

Compound of *paH +‎ *tu.

Numeral

*paHtu

ten

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: पदि (padi)
South:
- Tulu: ಪತ್ತ್ (pattŭ)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಪತ್ತು (pattu)
    - Kannada: ಹತ್ತು (hattu)
    - Sholaga: ಅತ್ತು (attu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (pat)
    - Toda: [script needed] (pot)
    - Kodava: ಪತ್ತು (pattu)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀧𑀂𑀢𑀼 (paḥtu)
      - Malavedan: പത്തവു (pattavu)
      - Malayalam: പത്ത് (pattŭ)
      - Middle Tamil: பஃது (paḥtu)
        Tamil: பத்து (pattu)
South Central:
- Telugu: పది (padi)
  - → Kolami: పది (padi), పదీ (padī)
  - → Gondi: పది (padi), పద్ (pad), పత్క్ (patk)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India