Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/wakay

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

Verb

*wakay

1. to deliberate

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಬಗೆ (bage), ಬಗ್ಗೆ (bagge)
    • Tamil: வகை (vakai), வை (vai)
  • Tulu: ಬಗೆಯುನಿ (bageyuni), ಬಗೆವುನಿ (bagevuni)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: వగచు (vagacu), వగ (vaga), వగపు (vagapu), వగలు (vagalu), వగియు (vagiyu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5205, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.