Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-Dravidian : *kuɣ-il-

Meaning : Indian cuckoo

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kujil-/*kugil-

Proto-Dravidian : *kuK-

Meaning : to sit, squat

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Proto-South Dravidian: *kuk-

Proto-Telugu : *kuk-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kug-

Notes : The inlaut velar is unclear. PGn *-g- may be the result of dissimilation.

Proto-Dravidian : *kuk- (?)

Meaning : head

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-North Dravidian : *kuk-

Notes : NDR isogloss.

Proto-Dravidian : *kul-

Meaning : 1 to shake 2 to fear

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kul-uŋ-

Proto-Telugu : *kul-

Brahui : xul-ing (xulī-)

Proto-Dravidian : *kUḷ-

Meaning : pond, vessel; to run, leak from a vessel

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kUḷ-

Proto-Telugu : *kol-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kūḷ-

Proto-Dravidian : *kul-

Meaning : stalk, stem

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kulŋ

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *klūju (*-ǯ-)

Proto-Dravidian : *kuḷ-

Meaning : to bathe, wash

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuḷ-

Proto-Dravidian : *kuḷ-

Meaning : short

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuḷ-

Proto-Dravidian : *kuḷ- (?)

Meaning : cool

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuḷ-

Notes : A good SDR root.

Proto-Dravidian : *kuḷ- (?)

Meaning : to sit

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuḷ-

Proto-Dravidian : *kulur-

Meaning : crane

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kulur

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kulur-

Proto-Dravidian : *kum-

Meaning : smell of embers, smoke

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kumb-/*kUm-

Proto-Telugu : *kumm-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kum-

Proto-Dravidian : *kUm-

Meaning : a k. of basket

Proto-South Dravidian: *kom-ai

Proto-Telugu : *Kumm-

Notes : Unclear vocalism.

Proto-Dravidian : *Kun-

Meaning : to dance

Proto-South Dravidian: *kun-i-

Proto-Telugu : *gun-

Notes : Irregular *g- in Tel; unless, of course, all the Kannada and Nilgiri forms are borrowed from Tamil, in which case *g- is original.

Proto-Dravidian : *kuń-

Meaning : young of animal

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuń-

Proto-Telugu : *Kunn-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kūn-

Proto-North Dravidian : *cuḍ-kunǯ-u

Proto-Dravidian : *kund-

Meaning : log; pillar

Proto-South Dravidian: *kund-

Proto-Telugu : *kund-

Proto-North Dravidian : *kund-

Proto-Dravidian : *kunḍ-

Meaning : buttock, anus

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kunḍ-

Proto-Telugu : *kuṭṭ- (?)

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kunḍ

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kūn- (?)

Notes : Gondwan *kūn- is a dubious form (only witnessed in one Kuwi dialect). But Telugu kuṭṭe is even more dubious, and probably does not belong here.

Proto-Dravidian : *kun-i

Meaning : bee

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kun-i

Proto-Dravidian : *kunt-/*kud-

Meaning : to sit, squat

Proto-South Dravidian: *kunt-

Proto-Telugu : *ku(n)d-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kud-

Notes : The form *kud- is regular (the 'unaccented' variant); Telugu forms with inlaut -nd- are irregular, probably developed by hypercorrection from *kud-.

Proto-Dravidian : *kunṭ-

Meaning : lame

Proto-South Dravidian: *kunṭ-

Proto-Telugu : *kunṭ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kunṭ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kunṭ-