Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/wacVṯu

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

Etymology

Compound of *wac +‎ *Vṯu.

Noun

*wacVṯu

1. belly, intestines, foetus

Descendants

• Malayalam: വയറ് (vayaṟŭ)
• Tamil: வயிறு (vayiṟu)
• Kannada: ಬಸಿರು (basiru)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vayiṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.