Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/cōṭ-

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

Verb

*cōṭ-

1. to run

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಓಡು (ōḍu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ഓടുക (ōṭuka)
        • Tamil: ஓடு (ōṭu)
  • Tulu: ಓಡು (ōḍu)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: సోడీతానా (sōḍītānā), జోడీతానా (jōḍītānā), సొడి- (soḍi-), [script needed] (soṛitānā), [script needed] (jaṛītānā), [script needed] (soṛī-), [script needed] (soṛūs)
  • Kuvi: ହୋଣ୍- (hoṇ-), [script needed] (hotali), [script needed] (hōnai), [script needed] (honpinai)
    • Manda-Pengo:
      • Manda (India): ହୁନ୍- (hun-)
      • Pengo: ହୋନ୍- (hon-)
  • Telugu: ఓడు (ōḍu)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-South Dravidian root *cōṭ- (6 c, 0 e)

• *cōṭam (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted forms

• Tamil: ஓடை (ōṭai), ஓட்டம் (ōṭṭam), ஓட்டு (ōṭṭu)
• Telugu: ఓటు (ōṭu)

References

• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2861”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.