South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *gant-

Meaning : to jump

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kenti (-pp-, -tt-), kentu (kenti-)

Tamil meaning : to hop, skip

Kannada : gantu

Kannada meaning : moving about, jumping, dancing

Number in DED : 1212

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *gant- (*-e-?)

Meaning : to jump

Proto-South Dravidian: *gant-

Proto-Telugu : *gant-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *gent- (*-a-) (?)

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *gant-

Meaning : to jump, bound, vault; n. a jump, etc.

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : gantu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : gentu "to hop, jump"

Number in DED : 1212

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *gent- (*-a-) (?)

Meaning : to jump, dance

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : gat-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *gent-

Notes : The inlaut cluster is *-nt- ("weak cluster"); vocalism correspondences are unclear. The root is uncertain, since borrowing from Telugu is not excluded.

Konda etymology :

Konda : gat-

Meaning: to jump, dance (males) (BB)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 1212

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *gent-

Meaning : to spring

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Schulze) : gentinai

Sunkarametta Kuwi : get- (-it-) "to dance"

Kuwi (Israel) : get- "to hop"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S gettinai to jump, leap; getkīnai to hop

Notes : A "weak" nasal cluster probably going back to *-nt- (although reflexes are different from those of *cīnt-).

Number in DED : 1212

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