Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wec-

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

Alternative forms

• *wey-

Verb

*wec-

1. to roast, fry, heat

Descendants

• Tamil: வெ (ve), வே (vē), வெயில் (veyil), வேகு (vēku), வெப்பம் (veppam), வெக்கை (vekkai)
• Malayalam: വെയിൽ (veyil), വേകുക (vēkuka)
• Kannada: ಬೆಂಕಿ (beṅki), ಬಿಸಿ (bisi), ಬೇಸಿಗೆ (bēsige), ಬಿಸಿಲು (bisilu), ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ (beccage), ಬೇನೆ (bēne)
• Tulu: ಬಿಸುಲ್ (bisulŭ)
• Telugu: వేగు (vēgu), వేచు (vēcu), వేయించు (vēyiñcu), వేపుడు (vēpuḍu), వేడి (vēḍi)
• Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (beru)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vē”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.