Konda etymology :

Konda : sāg- (-it-)

Meaning: (body or limbs) to be stretched out to full length

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Additional forms : Also Konda sāk- to stretch out (fingers, limbs); sāp- to stretch out (tongue, hands, legs)

Number in DED : 2433

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sā-

Meaning : to stretch out

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *sāŋ- (caus. *sāh-)

Konda : sāg- (-it-)

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *ǯāc-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sās-

Notes : PPM j- is not quite clear. It can only be explained through assimilation (*sāc- > *cāc-) and then (!) dissimilation (*cāc- > jāc-). The root itself had a velar suffix in its intransitive form (*sā-ŋ-) and a palatal causative suffix (*sā-c-).

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *sāŋ- (caus. *sāh-)

Meaning : to stretch, spread

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : sāhatānā (sāhc-) "to stretch out (one's hands or feet as women do when fighting)"

Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : sāhcānā, sāhtānā "to make to grow or spread"

Muria Gondi : hāh- "to spread, extend"

Maria Gondi : āŋ- "to stretch, be elongated"

Koya Gondi : āŋg- "to be stretched out"

Chindwara Gondi : sāng- "to spread as a creeper"

Adilabad Gondi : cāhānā "to stretch"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr, Gondi_A (SR) sāngānā to spread as a creeper; Gondi_Ma caus. āʔ-; Gondi_Ko āh- to stretch out

Notes : The Adilabad form shows an irregular c-; Telugu influence?

Number in DED : 2433

Number in CVOTGD : 3365

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *ǯāc-

Meaning : to stretch

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : jāc- (jācc-) "to stretch (tr.)"

Manda : jāc- "to stretch out (hand)"

Number in DED : 2433

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sās-

Meaning : to stretch out

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : sāhpa (sāht-), sāspa (sāst-) "to stretch out, lengthen out (limbs), stretch across (web, tendril)"

Kuwi (Schulze) : hāh'nai (hāst-) "to stretch (hands, etc.)"

Additional forms : Also Kui sākaṛi a span; Kuwi_S jānjinai to outstretch

Notes : Kui sāspa probably secondary assimilated. Kuwi_S jānjinai borrowed from Telugu.

Number in DED : 2433

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *cā-

Meaning : to stretch

Proto-South Dravidian: *Cā-

Proto-Telugu : *cā-g-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sā-g-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sā-

Proto-North Dravidian : *cā-q-l-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *Cā-

Meaning : to stretch

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cāṭu (cāṭi-)

Tamil meaning : (?) to stretch out as the arms and legs from lassitude

Malayalam : cāmpu

Malayalam meaning : length, stretch

Kannada : cācu

Kannada meaning : to stretch out, hold out, extend, stretch forth, put out as the hand, etc.

Kannada derivates : cāpu stretch, length, extent; jambu length; jāgisu to stretch or raise (the body to its full extent); jāpu the measure of a long stride; sāgu to lengthen, extend; dāpu stretch, etc.; the measure of a stride

Kodagu : cāc- (cāci-)

Kodagu meaning : to stretch out (hand), straighten

Kodagu derivates : cāñjë (past verbal adj. of *cāy-, cāñj- to be straight) straight

Tulu : cācuni

Tulu meaning : to stretch out, hold out

Number in DED : 2433

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *cā-g-

Meaning : to be stretched or extended; extend, lengthen; fall prostrate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cā̃gu

Additional forms : Also cā̃gilu to prostrate oneself, lie down, recline; cā̃gilinta prostrating oneself before an idol; cā̃cu to extend (tr.), stretch, lengthen; cā̃pu id.; n. extending, stretch, extent, length, a full piece of cloth; jampu long; delay, procrastination; jāgu delay; sā̃gu to extend, lengthen, expand, spread out, prostrate oneself; [1] sā̃gãbaḍu, [2] sā̃gilabaḍu to fall down at full length

Number in DED : 2433

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sā-g-

Meaning : to stretch

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : sāgeng "(Pat.) to stretch (intr.)"

Number in DED : 2433

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *cā-q-l-

Meaning : to stretch the legs apart

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Malto : cāqle

Additional forms : Also MLT cāqlo one who walks with legs stretched apart; cāqltre to cause the legs to be stretched apart

Number in DED : 2433

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