Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uẓuntu

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 edit

Etymology edit

Compound of *uẓ +‎ *untu.

Noun edit

*uẓuntu

black gram

Descendants edit

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಉೞ್ದು (uḻdu)
    - Kannada: ಉರ್ದು (urdu), ಉದ್ದು (uddu)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ഉഴുന്ന് (uḻunnŭ)
    - Tamil: உழுந்து (uḻuntu), உளுந்து (uḷuntu)
- Tulu: ಉರ್ದು (urdu)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: ఉద్దులు (uddulu)
Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: ఉరుందె (urunde)
→ Prakrit: 𑀉𑀟𑀺𑀤 (uḍida), 𑀉𑀟𑀤𑁆 (uḍad), 𑀉𑀭𑀤𑁆 (urad), 𑀉𑀭𑁆𑀤𑁆 (urd) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.