Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wec-

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

*wey-

Etymology

Possibly related to *weḷ (“white”).

Verb

*wec-

to roast, fry, heat

Descendants

Tamil: வெ (ve), வே (vē), வெயில் (veyil), வேகு (vēku), வேவு (vēvu), வெப்பம் (veppam), வெக்கை (vekkai)
Malayalam: വെയിൽ (veyil), വേവുക (vēvuka)
Kannada: ಬೆಂಕಿ (beṅki), ಬಿಸಿ (bisi), ಬೇಸಿಗೆ (bēsige), ಬಿಸಿಲು (bisilu), ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ (beccage), ಬೇನೆ (bēne)
Tulu: ಬಿಸುಲ್ (bisulŭ)
Telugu: వేగు (vēgu), వేచు (vēcu), వేయించు (vēyiñcu), వేపుడు (vēpuḍu), వేడి (vēḍi)
Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (beru)
Brahui: بسنگ (bisiṅg), باسنگ (bāsiṅg)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “vē”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.