Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/koṯi

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*koṯi

1. sheep

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಕುಱಿ (kuṟi), ಗುಱಿ (guṟi)
      • Kannada: ಕುರಿ (kuri)
  • Tamil-Kodagu:
    • Kodava: ಕೊರಿ (kori)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Tamil: கொறி (koṟi)
      • Malayalam: കൊറി (koṟi)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (kory a·ṛ)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kury)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: గొరె (gore)
    • Konda-Kui:
      • Konda-Dora: గొఱె (goṟe)
      • Kuvi: ଗୋ୕ରି (gōri), ଗୋର୍ରି (gorri), ଗୋରେ (gore)
  • Old Telugu: గొఱ్ఱె (goṟṟe), గొఱియ (goṟiya), గొఱె (goṟe), గొఱ్య (goṟya)
    • Telugu: గొర్రె (gorre)
      • → Gondi: గొర్రె (gorre)
      • → Kolami: గొర్రె (gorre)
      • → Southeastern Kolami: గొర్రె (gorre)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2165, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.