Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñāṯu

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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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

*ñāṯu[1][2]

  1. to emit smell

Descendants[edit]

  • Central Dravidian:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (ned-, “to smell, stink”)
  • South Dravidian I:

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

*ñāṯu[3]

  1. seedlings for transplantation

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2918, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
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