Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/weṇṇey

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *weḷ (“white”) + *ney (“oil, ghee”).

Noun edit

*weṇṇey^[1]

butter

Descendants edit

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ (beṇṇe), ಬೆಣ್ಣಿ (beṇṇi)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: boṇṇe ney
      Kannada script: ಬೊಣ್ಣೆ ನೆಯ್
      
      Malayalam script: ബൊണ്ണെ നെയ്
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: വെണ്ണ (veṇṇa)
      - Tamil: வெண்ணெய் (veṇṇey)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): வெண் (veṇ)
      - Toda: [script needed] (peṇ)
- Tulu: boṇṇe
  Kannada script: ಬೊಣ್ಣೆ
  
  Malayalam script: ബൊണ്ണെ
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: వెన్న (venna)

References edit

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.