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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *kaɣ-
Meaning : hand
Proto-South Dravidian: *kai Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kej Proto-North Dravidian : *qeG-ā Notes : If we assume a final -ɣ, it can explain the "reduplication" in NDR.
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 : *kai
Meaning : hand
Tamil : kai
Tamil meaning : hand, arm; elephant's trunk; handle
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to feed with the hand
Malayalam : kai, kayyi
Malayalam meaning : hand, arm; trunk of elephant; handle
Malayalam derivates : kayyu the hand; kayyāḷ an assistant, helper
Kannada : kay, kayi, kayyi, key
Kannada meaning : hand, fore-arm; elephant's trunk; handle
Kodagu : kay
Kodagu meaning : hand, arm
Tulu : kai
Tulu meaning : hand; handle
Number in DED : 2023
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *kaj
Meaning : hand, arm
Kota : kay
Toda : koy
Number in DED : 2023
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *kaj-/*cē-
Meaning : hand, arm; elephant's trunk
Telugu : cēyi (obl. cēti; pl. cētulu)
Dialectal forms (1) : ceyi
Dialectal forms (2) : ceyyi
Additional forms : Also [1] kēlu, [2] kai the hand; kēkisalu clapping of the hands
Number in DED : 2023
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-tel_3,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kej
Meaning : hand
Kolami : kī (pl. -l), (Haig) kīy, (Hislop) kiyu "hand, arm"
Kinwat Kolami : key "hand, arm"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : key "hand, arm"
Naikri : kī (pl. kīḷ) "hand, arm"
Naiki : kī (pl. kīlku, kīkul)
Parji : key
Ollari Gadba : ki (pl. kil)
Salur Gadba : kiyyū (pl. kiyyūl, kiykīl)
Kondekor Gadba : kiy
Additional forms : Also Gadba_S3 kiy hand
Number in DED : 2023
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kej
Meaning : hand
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *kaj
Meaning : hand
Betul Gondi : kai
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : kai
Gommu Gondi : kay
Muria Gondi : kay
Seoni Gondi : kay
Koya Gondi : kay
Yeotmal Gondi : kay
Chindwara Gondi : kay
Adilabad Gondi : kai (SR)
Number in DED : 2023
Number in CVOTGD : 519
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : kiyu (pl. kiku)
Meaning: hand
Additional forms : Also Konda (Sova dial.) kivu hand
Number in DED : 2023
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kej
Meaning : hand
Pengo : key (pl. -ku)
Manda : kiy
Number in DED : 2023
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kej-u (pl. *kecka)
Meaning : hand, arm
Kui : kaju, kagu (pl. kaka) "hand, arm; elephant's trunk"
Khuttia Kui : kaju (pl. kaska)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kēyū (pl. keska)
Kuwi (Schulze) : kēyu
Sunkarametta Kuwi : keyyu "hand, arm, handle"
Parja Kuwi : kayyu
Kuwi (Israel) : keyu (pl. keska)
Notes : E is the original vowel here, as external data shows; it is dissimilated into -a- in Kui and Kuwi_P.
Number in DED : 2023
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *qeG-ā
Meaning : hand, arm
Kurukh : xekkhā
Malto : qeqe
Number in DED : 2023
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