Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kār

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

Alternative forms

• *kārV

Etymology

From *karv- (“to burn”), compare Duruwa [script needed] (ker-), [script needed] (kerv-, “to burn”), Kondekor [script needed] (karid, “to burn away as rice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːr/

Adjective

*kār

1. black

Derived terms

• Proto-Dravidian: *karuppu
  • Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪು (kappu)
  • Tamil: கருப்பு (karuppu)
  • Malayalam: കറുപ്പ് (kaṟuppŭ)

Unsorted formations

• Badaga: ಕಬ್ಬುಣ (kabbuṇa), கப்புணி
• Kannada: ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ (kabbiṇa)
• Tamil: கருமை (karumai), கருகு (karuku), கருக்கு (karukku), >? கறை (kaṟai)

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil: கார் (kār), கரு (karu), கரி (kari)
  • Malayalam: കാർ (kāṟ), കരി (kari), കരു (karu)
  • Kannada: ಕರಿ (kari)
  • Kota (India): [script needed] (kār), [script needed] (kar)
  • Toda: [script needed] (ka-), [script needed] (kax), [script needed] (kaxt)
  • Kodava: ಕರಿ (kari)
  • Tulu: ಕಾರಿ (kāri), ಕರಿಯ (kariya)
  • Telugu: కారు (kāru), కరి (kari)
  • Gondi: कार्यल (kāryal), करि (kari)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: కారి (kāri)
  • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (karan), [script needed] (karen)
• Northern Dravidian:
  • Brahui: کری (kari)
  • ⇒ Kurukh: मोख़ारो (moxāro)
• → Sanskrit: काल (kāla) (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Proto-Dravidian · (layout · text)

*weḷ		*kār, *cir-
*kem		*pac-
	*pac-

Noun

*kār

1. blackness

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil: கர் (kar), காரி (kāri)
  • Kannada: ಕಾರ್ (kār), ಕರೆ (kare, “blackness, dark cloud”)
  • Malayalam: കാറ് (kāṟŭ)
  • Kota (India): [script needed] (kayr, “charcoal, soot”)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 181, 391.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1278”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1395”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.