Telugu etymology : List with all references

Proto-Telugu : *naḍ-

Meaning : walking, stepping, movement, conduct, behaviour

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : naḍa

Dialectal forms (1) : naḍaka

Additional forms : Also [1] naḍacu, [2] naḍucu to walk, move, go, etc.; [1] naḍapu, [2] naḍupu to cause to walk, conduct; [1] naḍata, [2] naḍavaḍi conduct, behaviour; naḍayāḍu to walk or move about; naḍava the first passage at the entrance of a house, a way

Number in DED : 3582

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ńaḍ-

Meaning : to walk

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *naḍ-

Proto-Telugu : *naḍ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńaḍ-g-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *naḍ-

Meaning : to walk

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : naṭa (-pp-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to walk, go, pass, proceed, happen

Tamil derivates : naṭakkai walking, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; naṭattu (naṭatti-) to cause to walk as a child, lead, transact, administer; naṭattai walking, conduct, behaviour; naṭappu going and coming, conduct, behaviour; naṭamāṭu to go, move about, circulate as report, frequent, haunt; naṭamāṭṭam going about dancing; naṭavu (naṭavi-) to cause to go, drive; manage, administer, direct; naṭavai path, road, way; naṭavaṭikkai conduct, deed; naṭai walk, walking, motion, journey, way, route, conduct, behaviour

Malayalam : naṭakka

Malayalam meaning : to walk, proceed, behave, be carried out, succeed

Malayalam derivates : naṭatta walk, custom; naṭattuka to drive, direct, arrange, manage; naṭappu walking, demeanour; naṭa walk, pace, procession, deportment; naṭamāṭu to dance, skip; naṭuka to walk

Kannada : naḍe (naḍad-)

Kannada meaning : to walk, march, proceed, pass, be current; n. walk, course, pace, deportment

Kannada derivates : naḍi = naḍe vb.; naḍage walking, pace, walk; naḍate walk, course, conduct, deportment, behaviour; naḍapu to cause to walk, manage; n. walking; naḍayisu, naḍasu to cause to walk, manage; naḍapaḍike conduct, custom, proceedings; naḍave the floor in a house opposite the entrance-door

Kodagu : naḍa- (naḍap-, naḍand-)

Kodagu meaning : to walk

Kodagu derivates : naḍat- (naḍati-) to make to walk, make ceremony to be performed; naḍate behaviour and character; (Shanmugam) naḍap walking, celebration; naḍe limb, part of body; naḍea passage to shrine of temple

Tulu : naḍapuni

Tulu meaning : to walk, proceed, behave

Tulu derivates : naḍapāvuni to cause to walk, lead, direct; naḍè walk, conduct; naḍakè walking, pace, gait; naḍatè behaviour, conduct; naḍatoṇuni to behave, conduct oneself; naḍapāṭa walking, behaviour, conduct; naḍuvaḍi conduct

Proto-Nilgiri : *naḍä-

Number in DED : 3582

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *naḍä-

Meaning : to walk

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : naṛv- (naṛd-) "to walk, proceed, happen"

Toda : naṛ- (naṛɵ-) "to walk, happen"

Additional forms : Also Kota naṛt- (naṛty-) to teach to walk, make to proceed, manage affair; naṛk gait, course of movement; naṛty behaviour; naṛvaṛky conduct, happenings; Toda naṛt- (naṛty-) to make to walk, string beads; naṛ step, style of walking; wɨnaṛ at the same time, together (< wɨd_ naṛ one step); wɨd_inaṛ at once, immediately (< wɨd_ī naṛ one step only); naḍ- (naḍɵ-) to happen; naḍt- (naḍty-) to conduct, organize; naḍc- (naḍč-) to organize, conduct (feast, ceremony)

Notes : The fluctuation between -ṛ- and -ḍ- in Toda is not quite clear.

Number in DED : 3582

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńaḍ-g-

Meaning : to walk

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : aḍg- (aḍakt-)

Naikri : aṛg-

Naiki : aṛg-

Number in DED : 3582

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *lVktV

Meaning: to walk, go away

Indo-European: *leit- (-th-)

Uralic: *läkte-

Dravidian: *ńaḍ-

References: ND 2696 *ẑä[Ki]dV 'to move, go' (+ very dub. SH).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *leit- (-th-)

Meaning: to leave, to die

Tokharian: A, B lit- 'pass on, move'; A, B litk- 'remove, avert' (Adams 554)

Avestan: raēɵ- `sterben', prs. iriɵyeiti

Old Greek: <lói̯tǟ>: loítē = táphos, loiteúein = tháptein (Hsch.)

Germanic: *lī́ɵ-a- vb., *laid-iá- vb., *lid-a- n., *laid-ō f., *lai[ɵ]-ia- n., etc.

Russ. meaning: уходить; умирать

References: WP II 401 f

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *lī́ɵan-, *laidián-, *lida-n, *laidō, *lai[ɵ]ia-n etc.

Meaning: go

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *af-līɵan st. `go away', ga-līɵan `cpme, go'

Old Norse: līδa st. `gehen, fahren; sterben; vorübergehen'; liδ n. `Gefolge, Mannschaft'; leiδ f. `Weg, Reise; Zeitpunkt'; leiδa wk. `führen, leiten; folgen; begraben'; leiδi n. `guter Fahrwind; Weg; Grabstätte'

Norwegian: lida vb.; lid, led; leid; leide `Begleitung, Gefolge'

Old Swedish: liɵ

Swedish: lida 'fortschreiten, vergehen'; led `Weg, Reise; Zeitpunkt'

Danish: lide 'fortschreiten, vergehen'; led `Fahrwasser innerhalb der Schären'

Old English: līɵan `gehen, reisen', lid n. `Fahrzeug, Schiff', lād f. `Weg, Reise, Lebensunterhalt'; lǟdan `leiten, bringen'; lioɵian `führen'; mōt-lǟde `Versammlung'

English: lead

Old Frisian: lēda vb.

Old Saxon: līthan `gehen, wandern, fahren, befahren, vergehen', lēdian `leiten, bringen'; lithon `gehen; bringen'

Middle Dutch: līden; leiden, lēden

Dutch: lijden (geleden 'vergangen, verflossen'); leiden

Old Franconian: leiden

Middle Low German: līden 'gehen, vorübergehen'; leide `Gefolge, Geleite'

Old High German: līdan `fahren, vergehen' (8.Jh.), leita `Führung, Leitug'; leittan, leiten `leiten, führen, mit sich tragen, haben'; leita, leitī `funus, exequiae'; līdan `weggehen, verderben'

Middle High German: līden st. 'gehen, vorübergehen; über sich ergehn lassen, erfahren, erdulden, leiden; sich gefallen lassen, gerne lassen'; bileite st. n. 'begräbnis'

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1154

Root: leit(h)-2

English meaning: to go out; die; go

German meaning: `fortgehen; sterben; gehen'

Material: Av. raēɵ- `sterben' (Präs. iriɵyeiti);

got. ga-leiþan `gehen', anord. līða st. V. `gehen, vergehen, dahinschwinden, verlaufen, zu Ende gehen, verscheiden', as. līthan st. V. `gehen, wandern, fahren, befahren, vergehen', schw. V. lithon `bringen, sich begeben'; ags. līþan st. V. `gehen, reisen', ahd. līdan st. V. `einen Weg nehmen, gehen, fahren, weggehen, vergehen, verderben; erfahren, erleben, leiden', nhd. leiden (verschieden vom Subst. Leid, s. *leit- `verabscheuen'); anord. lið n. `Fahrzeug', ags. n. `Fahrzeug, Schiff'; ahd. ūz-lit `excessus';

germ. *laidō: 1. `Weg' in aisl. leið f. ds., ags. lád ds., `Wasserlauf', Primärbildg. zu germ. līþan `gehen, fahren'; 2. `Führung' in ags. lád f. n. ds., `Transport, Unterhalt', ahd. leita `Führung', zum Kausat. germ. *laidjan `gehen, machen, führen'; 3. ags. lád `Reinigungseid', afränk. lāde ds., auch zu *laidjan als `Beibringen von Eideshelfern', auch ahd. laida (das d von leida `Anklage');

Kaus. (germ. *laidian) anord. leiða `führen, geleiten, begleiten', ags. lǣdan, as. lēdian `leiten, bringen', ahd. leittan, leiten `leiten, führen, mit sich tragen, haben'; anord. liðinn `tot', lēiði n. `Grabstätte' (`*Geleit'), ahd. leita (*leitia), leitī `funus' (`*zu Grabe geleiten'), mhd. bileite n. `Begräbnis'; mit letzterer Bed. vermutlich auch gr. λοίτη `τάφος', λοιτεύειν θάπτειν Hes., auch λοιτός λοιμός Hes.?

toch. A lit- `fortgehen, herabfallen'.

Ob Erweiterung von *lei- `sich ducken, verschwinden'?? Vgl. got. aflinnan `fortgehen' usw.

References: WP. II 401 f., Wissmann Postverbalia 57 f.

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PIE database: PIE database

Uralic etymology :

Number: 470

Proto: *läkte-

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to go away

German meaning: weggehen, hinausgehen

Finnish: lähte- 'fortgehen, losgehen'

Estonian: lähe-, läksi-, läi- 'gehen' (in supplet. paradigm of mine- 'gehen'), lähk (gen. lähu) 'Gehen, Fortgehen'

Saam (Lapp): līkte- (T), līχte- (ie) 'sich begeben' ?

Mordovian: ĺivt́e-, ĺift́e- (E) 'herausbringen', liš́t́e-, liJt́e- (M) 'hervornehmen; hervorquellen'

Mari (Cheremis): läktä- (KB), lekta- (U B) 'hinausgehen, weggehen, herauskommen'

Udmurt (Votyak): li̮kt- (S), lǝ̑kt- (K), lị̑ktị̑- (G) 'kommen, einkommen, gelangen'

Komi (Zyrian): lokt- (lok-) (S), lakt- (lak-) (Lu.), vokt- (vok-) (P), lo^.k(t)- (PO) 'kommen'

Khanty (Ostyak): lüɣǝt- (V), tiwǝt- (DN) 'hinausgehen, weggehen'

Sammalahti's version: FP *läkti-