Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wayV

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

Noun

*wayV

1. open space, paddy field

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: वावुर् (vāvur)
    • Southeastern Kolami: वावुर् (vāvur)
  • Duruwa: वाय् (vāy)
• South Dravidian:
  • South-Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಬಯಲು (bayalu)
        • → Telugu: బయలు (bayalu)
          • → Kuvi: ବାୟାଲୁ (bayalu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: [script needed] (be·lï)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: വയൽ (vayal), വൈൽ (vail)
          • Tamil: வயல் (vayal), வயக்கல் (vayakkal), வயலை (vayalai)
    • Tulu: ಬಯಿಲ್ (bayilŭ), ಬೈಲ್ (bailŭ)
  • South-Central:
    • Gondi: వావూర్ (vāvuṛ), వౌర్ (vaur), వాయ (vāya)
    • Telugu: వేవిలి (vēvili)

• → Marathi: वावर (vāvar)
• ⇒ Vedic Sanskrit: वैल-स्थान (vaila-sthāna)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “5258”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.