Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/peṇ

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

Noun

*peṇ

1. female

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: ପିଂଡ୍ରୁଲ୍
    • Ollari: పెండి (peṇḍi)
  • Kolami: పెండ్లి (peṇḍli), పెండ్లిగ్ (peṇḍlig), పెండ్లిక్ (peṇḍlik), పెంటీ (peṇṭī)
  • Southeastern Kolami: పెన్లి (penli)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil–Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಹೆಣ್ಣು (heṇṇu), ಪೆಂಡ (peṇḍa), ಪೆಂಡತಿ (peṇḍati), ಪೆಂಡಿತಿ (peṇḍiti), ಪೆಂಟನ (peṇṭana), ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ (heṇṇiga), ಹೆಣ್ಣುಗ (heṇṇuga), ಹೆಂಗಸು (heṅgasu)
    • Kodava: ಪೊಣ್ಣು (poṇṇu), ಪೊಣ್ಣಾಳು (poṇṇāḷu), ಪೊಂಗ (poṅga), ಪೊಮ್ಮಕ್ಕ (pommakka​)
    • Kota (India): பெண் (peṇ)
    • Old Tamil:
      • Malayalam: പെണ്ണ് (peṇṇŭ), പെണ്ടി (peṇṭi), പെണ്ണൻ (peṇṇaṉ)
      • Tamil: பெண் (peṇ), பெண்டு (peṇṭu), பெண்டன் (peṇṭaṉ), பெண்டகன் (peṇṭakaṉ), பெண்டகம் (peṇṭakam), பெண்ணன் (peṇṇaṉ), பெண்மை (peṇmai), பிணை (piṇai), பிணவல் (piṇaval), பிணவு (piṇavu), பிணா (piṇā), பெண்ணை (peṇṇai)
  • Tulu: ಪೊಣ್ಣು (poṇṇu), ಪೊಣ್ಣ (poṇṇa), ಪೊಣ್ಜವು (poṇjavu), ಪೊಣ್ಜೆವು (poṇjevu), ಬೊಡೆದಿ (boḍedi), ಎಮ್ಮಳು (emmaḷu)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: పెండుల్ (peṇḍul)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: పొండ (poṇḍa)
    • Kui (India): ପଂଡ୍ରି (poṇḍri)
    • Kuvi: ପେଲ୍ଲି (pelli), ପେଂଦିଲି (pendili)
  • Telugu: పెంటి (peṇṭi), పెండిలి (peṇḍili), పెండ్లి (peṇḍli), పెళ్లి (peḷli), పెళ్ళి (peḷḷi), పెల్లి (pelli), పెండ్లాము (peṇḍlāmu)

• → Prakrit: 𑀧𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀬 (pĕṇḍaya)
• → Sanskrit: पण्ड (paṇḍa), पण्डक (paṇḍaka), पृणाका (pṛṇākā)​

Derived terms

• *peṇ-ṭṭ-i (“female of an animal/bird”)
  • Tamil–Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಹೆಟ್ಟುಗೆ (heṭṭuge)
    • Old Tamil:
      • Malayalam: പെട്ട (peṭṭa), പിട (piṭa), പെട (peṭa​)
      • Tamil: பெட்டை (peṭṭai), பெட்டையன் (peṭṭaiyaṉ), பெடை (peṭai), பொட்டச்சி (poṭṭacci), பெட்டைச்சி (peṭṭaicci)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4395, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.