Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ney

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*ney

1. (Krishnamurti) oil, ghee
2. (Southworth) animal fat

Descendants

• Central:
  • Kolami: నెయ్ (ney)
  • Southeastern Kolami: ఎయ్ (ey)
  • Ollari: నెయ్ (ney), నెయ్యు (neyyu)
• North:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (nē̃tā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (neṉya)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ನೆಯಿ (neyi)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (nay)
      • Toda: [script needed] (nïy)
    • Kodava: ನೆಯ್ (neyŭ)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: നെയ് (neyŭ), നെയ്യ് (neyyŭ), നൈ (nai)
      • Tamil: நெய் (ney), நேயம் (nēyam)
        • → Thai: เนย (nəəi)
          • → Lao: ເນີຍ (nœ̄i)
      • Tamil: நெய்ப்பு (neyppu)
  • Tulu: ನೆಯಿ (neyi), ನೇಯಿ (nēyi)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: నీ (nī), నెయి (neyi), నెఈ (neī), నీయ్ (nīy), నెయ్ (ney), నీయి (nīyi), నీయు (nīyu), నీయ్యు (nīyyu), నీయ్ (nīy)
  • Telugu: నెయ్యి (neyyi), నేయి (nēyi)
  • Konda-Kui:
    • Konda-Dora: నియు (niyu)
    • Kui (India): ନୀଜୁ (nīju)
    • Kuvi: ନୀୟୁ (nīyu), ନୀୟୂ (nīyū), ନୀୟୁଁ (nīyũ)
    • Manda (India): ନେଯ୍ (nej)

Verb

*ney

1. to weave

Descendants

• Tamil: நெய் (ney)
• Malayalam: നെയ്യുക (neyyuka)
• Telugu: నేయు (nēyu)
• Kannada: ನೇಯು (nēyu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ney”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.
• F. C., Southworth (2003) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania.