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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *puḍ-
Meaning : short, small
Kurukh : puḍḍā "short (not tall), too short"
Malto : puṭgond "a very small quantity of fluid"
Additional forms : Also KUR puḍḍnā to be too small or too short for.
Number in DED : 4259
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pUṭ-
Meaning : short
Proto-North Dravidian : *puḍ- Notes : Unclear vocalism here.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *puṭ-, *poḍ-i-
Meaning : small
Tamil : poṭi
Tamil meaning : that which is small, a little child
Tamil derivates : poṭiyan_ boy; insignificant person
Kannada : puṭṭa, puṭṭi, puṭa
Kannada meaning : smallness, shortness, littleness; small, etc.; a small, short man
Kannada derivates : huḍuga boy, child; huḍugi girl
Tulu : puṭṭa
Tulu meaning : small, little, diminutive
Tulu derivates : (B-K) puṭṭu small, chubby
Notes : Possibly two roots.
Number in DED : 4259
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *poṭṭ-
Meaning : short, dwarfish; a dwarf
Telugu : poṭṭi
Dialectal forms (1) : poṭi
Additional forms : Also buḍugu short; buḍuta a little one, a child; short; buḍutãḍu a little boy; boṭṭe a little girl, a lass; boṭṭẽḍu a little boy, a lad; boḍiga a boy, a child
Number in DED : 4259
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *puṭ-
Meaning : small
Parji : piṭit "little"
Salur Gadba : puṭṭi
Number in DED : 4259
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-parji,kogaet-salur,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *puṭ-
Meaning : short
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *puṭ-
Meaning : short
Adilabad Gondi : puṭṭi (SR)
Number in DED : 4259
Number in CVOTGD : 2290
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *poḍ-li (?)
Meaning : short; dwarf
Kui : boṭoli "short, thickset, stumpy"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pōtila "a short man, a dwarf"
Kuwi (Israel) : pōṭila "a short man, a dwarf"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F fem. pōti (pl. pōtisika)
Notes : The root may be borrowed from Telugu (since external data shows -u- to be the regular correspondence here).
Number in DED : 4259
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,
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