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)

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Cardinal: *paHtu     Adjectival: *paH-

Etymology

Compound of *paH +‎ *tu.

Numeral

*paHtu

1. 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)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

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