Reconstruction:Proto-North Dravidian/qan

This Proto-North 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-North Dravidian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ.

Noun

*qan

1. (anatomy) eye

Descendants

• Brahui: خَن (xan)
• Kurukh-Malto:
  • Kurukh: ख़न्न (‌xann)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: क़नु (qanu)

Further reading

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100: “PD *kaṇ”.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1159, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 109.