Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/koṭay

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *koṭ +‎ *-ay.

Noun

*koṭay

1. umbrella

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
    • Kodava: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (koṛ), [script needed] (keṛ)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kwaṛ)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: കുട (kuṭa)
      • Tamil: குடை (kuṭai)
  • Tulu: ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: గొడుగు (goḍugu)
    • → Kuvi: ଗୁଉଡ଼୍ଗୁଉ (gūṛgū), ଗୁଡ଼୍ଗୁ (guṛgu), ଗୁଦୁଗୁ (gudugu)

• → Sanskrit: उत्कूट (utkūṭa)

References

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