Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/on

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

Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: *onṯu     Adjectival: *oru, *on

Etymology

Compare *o-.

Adjective

*on

1. one

   Synonym: *oru

Derived terms

• *on-ṯu (see there for further descendants)
• *on-paH-tu (with *paHtu)
  • Betta Kurumba: ಎನ್ಬದು (enbadu)
  • Kannada: ಒಂಬತ್ತು (ombattu)
  • Kodava: ಒಇಂಬದು (oimbadu)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Tamil: ஒன்பது (oṉpatu), ஒம்பது (ompatu), ஒம்போது (ompōtu) — Spoken Tamil
    • Malavedan: ഒമ്പതവു (ompatavu)
    • Malayalam: ഒമ്പത് (ompatŭ), ഒൻപത് (oṉpatŭ)

Unsorted forms

• Tulu: ಒಂರ್ಬ (ormba)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013), Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India