Proto-South Dravidian : *vān-
Meaning : to make, fashion
Tamil : van_ai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to form, fashion, shape, adorn, draw, paint
Tamil derivates : van_appu beauty, elegance; van_am beauty; vāṇi (-pp-, -tt-) to form, make
Kannada : bān
Kannada meaning : to make or fashion as a potter does, make pots, etc.; n. a pile of earthen vessels
Kannada derivates : bāmba a potter
Notes : Tamil vāṇi is strange. It has an irregular structure (long root vowel with hhematic -i-) and may be secondary or even not belong here at all. However, the root might well be contaminated with *pān-, *bāṇ- that are roots denominating specific types of vessels.
Number in DED : 5327
