Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/keṭu

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

Verb

*keṭu

1. to perish, decay

Descendants

• Tamil: கெடு (keṭu), கெட்ட (keṭṭa​)
• Malayalam: കെടുക (keṭuka), കെട്ട (keṭṭa)
• Kannada: ಕೆಟ್ಟ (keṭṭa)
• Telugu: చెడు (ceḍu), చెడ్డ (ceḍḍa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1942, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.