Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vēṭ-

Meaning : hunting

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *vēṭ-ā

Konda : vēṭa

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *bēṭ

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bēṭ-a

Notes : Initial *b- in both PPM and PK, as Burrow and Emeneau state, is due to re-borrowing of both items from local Oriya, where it has been in turn borrowed previously with an initial b-. Actually, one can speak rather of Oriya influence on the form than of a direct borrowing.

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *vēṭ-ā

Meaning : hunting

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Maria Gondi : vēṭa

Koya Gondi : vēṭa

Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : veṭā

Maria Gondi (Lind) : veṭā

Number in DED : 5527

Number in CVOTGD : 3310

Konda etymology :

Konda : vēṭa

Meaning: hunting

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 5527

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *bēṭ

Meaning : hunting

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : bēṭ

Manda : bēṭ

Number in DED : 5527

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bēṭ-a

Meaning : to hunt

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : betta kīali

Kuwi (Schulze) : bēta kīnai

Sunkarametta Kuwi : bēṭa "hunting"

Kuwi (Israel) : bēṭa "hunting"

Number in DED : 5527

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *vēnṭ-

Meaning : to hunt

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *vēnṭ-/*vḗḍ-

Proto-Telugu : *vēnṭ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vēṭ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *vēṭ-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *vēnṭ-/*vēḍ-

Meaning : hunt

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : vēṭṭam, vēṭṭai

Tamil meaning : hunting, chase, murder

Tamil derivates : vēṭṭu occupation of hunting; vēṭu hunting, hunter; vēṭan_, vēṭṭuvan_ hunter, fowler; vēṭacci, vēṭicci woman of the hunter tribe; vēṭṭam/vēṭṭaiy āṭu to hunt

Malayalam : vēṭṭa

Malayalam meaning : hunting, chase

Malayalam derivates : vēṭan hunter, fowler

Kannada : bēṭe, bēṇṭe

Kannada meaning : hunting, the chase, animals pursued by sportsmen; bēṭey āḍu to hunt; bēḍa huntsman; bēḍu multitude of huntsmen; bēṇṭiga hunter

Kodagu : bōṭe

Kodagu meaning : hunting, hunt

Tulu : bēṇṭè, bōṇṭè, bēṭi

Tulu meaning : hunting, chase

Tulu derivates : bēḍave fowler

Proto-Nilgiri : *vēṭ-ä, *vēḍ-

Notes : The two forms reflect an old morphological (?) gradation: *vēnṭ- 'hunt', *vēḍ- 'hunter'.

Number in DED : 5527

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *vēṭ-ä, *vēḍ-

Meaning : hunting; hunter

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : vēṭ

Toda : pēṭ

Additional forms : Also Kota vēṭ āṛ- to hunt; vēṛṇ hunter; Toda pēṭ ōḍ- to hunt; ? pȫṛ Tamilian (i. e. hunter)

Number in DED : 5527

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *vēnṭ-

Meaning : hunting, the chase

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : vē̃ṭa

Dialectal forms (1) : veṇṭa

Additional forms : Also [1] vē̃ṭakā̃ḍu, [2] vē̃ṭagiri, [3] vē̃ṭari hunter, fowler; vē̃ṭ-āḍu to hunt

Number in DED : 5527

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *vēṭ-

Meaning : to hunt

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : vēṭ āḍ-

Naikri : vēṭa "hunting"

Number in DED : 5527

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *HwVńṭV

Meaning: to hunt

Indo-European: *Hweit-

Uralic: *wäntV [why not = IE *weid-? SAS]

Dravidian: *vēnṭ-

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *weye- <PIH *Hʷ-> (Gr hw-)

Meaning: to drive

Hittite: huwai-/huja- (I,II) 'laufen, fliehen', Pal. huja- 'laufen lassen', huwat- 'Lauf' (? = Hitt. huda- c./n. 'Eile', Tischler 318), h.l. hu(i)yanta 'sie liefen' (Tischler 321 ff); hwitar n. (r/n) 'Tierwelt, Getier', Luw. huidwali- 'lebendig', Pal. [hui-]tumar- 'Lebewesen' (Tischler 269ff)

Old Indian: veti, 3 pl. vyánti `to go, approach, follow, lead', ptc. {vyāna-}, vītá- `gone, approached; desired, loved; straight, smooth', vītā f. `line, row', vīthi-, vīthī f. `row, line; street', vītí- f. `enjoyment, feast, meal'

Avestan: inf. vōi `zu erfreuen, zu gefallen', vāy- (väyeiti, vīvāiti `jagt weg', 3 pl. vyeinti) `verfolgen, jagen', vyāna- `der Verfolgte', vītar- `Verfolgter', vāiti- `Verfolgung'

Old Greek: hī́emai̯, aor. (e)éi̯sato `sich vorwärts bewegen, sich beeilen, styreben, begehren', ôi̯mo-s / hôi̯mo-s m. (/f.) `Streifen; Gang, Weg, Pfad; Landstreifen, Gegend', hom. iōkǟ́ f. `Angriff, Verfolgung', acc. iō̂ka `id.', iōkhmó-s m. `id.'; diṓkō, aor. diō̂ksai̯, diōkhthē̂nai̯ `verfolgen, wegtreiben, anklagen'; korinth. wiōkei `verfolgt'

Slavic: *po-vīnǭtī; *vītī `~ treiben'; *vojь, *vojīnā, *vītьje; *vīdlā; *vītātī `begrüssen, bewillkommen'; ? *vīxorь, -ь

Baltic: *wī̂- (*wej-a-) (2?) vb., *waj-u- c., *at=wej-a- c., *waj-ā̂- vb., *weî-s-ul-a-, -ia- (1)c., -ā̂ f., *weî-s-ō̂l-a- (1) c., *wi-dr-a- c., *wī̂-dr-ā

Germanic: *wái-ɵ-i- c., *wái-ɵ-ī(n-) f.; *wái-ɵ-ō f., *wái-ɵ-iō f.; *wī-d-a-, *wī-d-i- adj.

Latin: via f. `Weg', vēnārī `verfolgen ein Wild, jagen'; proelium n. (< *pro-woiliom) `Treffen, Gefecht, Kampf'; vītāre `meiden, vermeiden, ausweichen'

Other Italic: Osk víú, Umbr abl. vea, via `via'; Osk amvían(n)ud `Strassenviertel, Strasse'

Celtic: Ir fīad `wild', fīadach `Jagd'; Cymr gŵydd `wild', OCorn guit-fil `fera', Bret gouez `wild'

Russ. meaning: гнать(ся)

References: WP I 102 f, 228 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *wī̂- (*wej-a-) (2?) vb., *waj-u- c., *at=wej-a- c., *waj-ā̂- vb., *weî-s-ul-a-, -ia- (1)c., -ā̂ f., *weî-s-ō̂l-a- (1) c., *wi-dr-a- c., *wī̂-dr-ā

Meaning: drive

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Old Lithuanian: vidra-s 'Sturm(wind), Wirbelwind',

Lithuanian: vī́ti (vẽja/dial. vìja, vìjō) `treiben, verfolgen, nachjagen, -setzen', iter. vajṓti; vãju-s 'Handlung, Feldzug'; ãtveja-s Gang, Zug, Fall, Mal'; žem. vairù- 'gross, trefflich, schön, stattlich, stark, kräftig, heftig'; ? víesula-s 'Wirbelwind, Windstoss, Sturm, Orkan', víesula 'dass.', dial. vìdra-s 'Sturm(wind), Wirbelwind', vī́dra 'dass.'

Lettish: vajât (-ãju) 'verfolgen, bedrängen; weh tun, Leid antun, misshandeln'; viẽsuols, viẽsulis, viẽsuls 'Wirbelwind'; vît² (viju) 'bewältigen'

Old Prussian: wydra 'Wind' Grunau

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *wáiɵi-z, *wáiɵī; *wáiɵō, *wáiɵiō; *wīda-, *wīdi- adj.

Meaning: hunting; wide

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: veiδi-r f. `Jagd', veiδi f. `Jage, Beute; Jagdrecht'; vīδ-r `weit, geräumig'

Norwegian: veidd; vid

Old Swedish: veydhe

Swedish: vid

Danish: vid

Old English: wāɵ f. `Jagd, Reise, Fischfang'; wīd `wide, of (a certain) width; wide, broad; vast, spacious, broad, ample'

English: wide

Old Frisian: wīd

Old Saxon: wēth-; wīd

Middle Dutch: weide, vlam. wede, wee f.; wijt

Dutch: weide, wei f.; wijd

Old Franconian: weitha f. `weide'

Middle Low German: weide 'Weideplatz, Nahrung'; wīde

Old High German: weida f. 'Nahrungsgewinn; Futter' (9.Jh.); wīt (9.Jh.) `von grosser Ausdehnung'

Middle High German: anderweide, -weit adv. `zum zweiten mal; auf eine andere art; anderwärts; '; weid(e) st. f. 'futter, speise; nahrungsgewerb; weide, weideplatz'; wīt adj. 'weit, von grosser ausdehnung; weithin wirksam u. bekannt'

German: Weide f.; weit

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1146

Proto: *wäntV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to see, look

German meaning: sehen, schauen

Komi (Zyrian): vidli̮- (S Lu.) 'sehen, schauen, betrachten'

Khanty (Ostyak): wat- (Ni.), want- (Kaz.), wȧnt- (O) 'ansehen'

Hungarian: véd- 'schützen, verteidigen'

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