Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/peṭṭi

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 *peṭṭ +‎ *i

Noun

*peṭṭi

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Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: [script needed] (peṭeya)
Southern Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಪೆಟ್ಟಿ (peṭṭi), ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (peṭṭige), ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯ (peṭṭiya)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ (poṭṭi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: പെട്ടി (peṭṭi), പെട്ടകം (peṭṭakaṁ)
      - Tamil: பெட்டி (peṭṭi), பொட்டி (poṭṭi) — colloquial, பெட்டகம் (peṭṭakam)
- Tulu: ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯೆ (peṭṭiye), ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (peṭṭige) — standard; പെട്ടിയെ (peṭṭiye)
  - → Yemeni Arabic: فاتية (fātiya), פאתיא (fātiya)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: పెట్టె (peṭṭe)
→ Sanskrit: पेटक (peṭaka), पेटिका (peṭikā)
→ Prakrit: 𑀧𑁂𑀟𑀸 (peḍā), 𑀧𑁂𑀟𑀺𑀆 (peḍiā), 𑀧𑁂𑀝𑀻 (peṭī) (see there for further descendants)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “peṭṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.