Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñĀnṯu

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

Etymology

Compound of *ñĀn +‎ *ṯu. Compare *nāḷ.

Noun

*ñĀnṯu

day, time, today

Derived terms

Kodava: [script needed] (ninna·ndï), [script needed] (monia·ndï)
Malayalam: മിനിഞ്ഞാന്ന് (miniññānnŭ), മുനിഞ്ഞാന്ന് (muniññānnŭ)

Descendants

Central:
- Southeastern Kolami: నాన్ (nān)

South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ഞാന്ന് (ñānnŭ)
    - Tamil: ஞான்று (ñāṉṟu), நான்று (nāṉṟu), ஞான்றை (ñāṉṟai)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: నేండ్ (nēṇḍ), నేండు (nēṇḍu), మేర్ (mēr), నెటల్ (neṭal), నేట్కె (nēṭke), నేటి (nēṭi), ఇత్వార్నేట్ (itvārnēṭ)
    - Konda-Kui:
      - Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nēnṟu)
      - Kuvi-Kui:
        Kui (India): ନେ୕ଂଜୁ (nēñju)
        
        Kuvi: ନା୕ଚୁ (nācu), ନିଂଜୂ (niñjū), ନୀଂଜୁ (nīñju), ନେ୕ଂଜୁ (nēñju)
    - Manda-Pengo:
      - Manda (India): ନେ୕ଂଜ୍ (nēñj), ନେ୕ଂଜେ (nēñje)
      - Pengo: ନେ୕ଂଜେଙ୍ (nēñjeṅ), ନେ୕ଚି ବା୕ର୍ (nēci bār), ନେ୕ଚାଙ୍ (nēcaṅ), ନା୕ଂଜ୍ (nāñj)
  - Telugu: నేడు (nēḍu), నేఁడు (nēn̆ḍu), నాడు (nāḍu), నాఁడు (nān̆ḍu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2920”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.