Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian II/eṯV-

This Proto-South Dravidian II 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 II

Noun

*eṯV-

1. red

Descendants

• Konda-Dora: ఎఱ (eṟa​), ఎఱని (eṟani)
• Telugu: ఎర్ర (erra), ఎరుపు (erupu), ఎఱ్ఱ (eṟṟa), ఎఱుపు (eṟupu)
  • → Gondi: ఎర్ర (erra)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 865, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.