Dravidian etymology : Query result

Proto-Dravidian : *nīḷ-

Meaning : long

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Proto-South Dravidian: *nīḷ-

Proto-Telugu : *nīl-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nīl-

Notes : Irregular lack of retroflex articulation in PGn.

Proto-Dravidian : *ńīnʒ-

Meaning : to swim

Proto-South Dravidian: *ńīnc- (?)

Proto-Telugu : *īnd-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńīnd- (*0-)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *īnt-

Notes : If the PKG form goes back to *īnʒ-, the anlaut n- in SDR (which is not shared by all SDR languages - Kannada, for instance, has zero anlaut) is secondary.

Proto-Dravidian : *ńīr-

Meaning : water

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Proto-South Dravidian: *nīr

Proto-Telugu : *nīr-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńīr

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nīr

Brahui : dīr

Proto-Dravidian : *nīv-/*nivur-

Meaning : to stroke, rub

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Proto-South Dravidian: *nīv-

Proto-Telugu : *nivur-

Notes : Cf. also Kui nēra and Kur. nīṛnā.

Proto-Dravidian : *nīẓ-

Meaning : shadow

Proto-South Dravidian: *nIẓal-/*nīẓ-

Proto-Telugu : *nīḍ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *nījṛ- (?)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nīṛ-k-

Notes : The PKG form is very strange here, but I would not dare to change the reconstruction just because of it.

Proto-Dravidian : *ńjáŋaḷ

Meaning : tongue; uvula

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Proto-South Dravidian: *[ńj]aŋaḷ

Proto-Telugu : *aŋVl-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aŋl (~ *ń-, *n-)

Proto-North Dravidian : *naql-

Notes : A somewhat similar case can be seen in PDR *ńjeṛed- "crab", except that the latter is far better represented in Dravidian. The comparison with Malto is really only acceptable if we suggest that an initial nasal has been lost in all the other attested forms (except for dial. Kan. naŋgilu which thus turns out to be quite archaic). Another way of explaining the loss of n- is through contamination with *áŋāl- "to gape, open the mouth". // Present in 4/6 branches.

Proto-Dravidian : *njām

Meaning : we (excl.)

Proto-South Dravidian: *njām (obl. *njam-)

Proto-Telugu : *ñēm-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ām (obl. *am-)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñām (obl. *mā-)

Proto-North Dravidian : *ēm (obl. *em-)

Brahui : nan

Proto-Dravidian : *njān (obl. *njan-)

Meaning : I

Proto-South Dravidian: *njān (obl. *njan-)

Proto-Telugu : *ñēn

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ān (obl. *an-)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñān (obl. *nā-)

Proto-North Dravidian : *ēn (obl. *eŋ-)

Brahui : ī (obl. kan-)

Proto-Dravidian : *ńjeẓed-

Meaning : crab

Proto-South Dravidian: *ńaẓd- (?)

Proto-Telugu : *eṇḍr-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *jeṛd-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *jer_et-

Proto-Dravidian : *njīm

Meaning : you (pl.)

Proto-South Dravidian: *njīm (*njīvir)

Proto-Telugu : *īr-u (obl. *mī-)

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *njīm/*njīr (obl. *im-)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñīm, *ñīmir- (obl. *mī-)

Proto-North Dravidian : *nīm (obl. *nim-)

Brahui : num (obl. num-)

Proto-Dravidian : *njīn

Meaning : thou

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Proto-South Dravidian: *njī[n] (obl. *nin-)

Proto-Telugu : *ñīv-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *njī (obl. *in-)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñīn (obl. *nī-)

Proto-North Dravidian : *nīn (obl. *niŋ-)

Brahui : nī

Proto-Dravidian : *noḍ-

Meaning : to say, speak

Proto-South Dravidian: *noḍ-i-

Proto-Telugu : *noḍ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Nuḍ-

Proto-Dravidian : *noḷ-

Meaning : to bail out

Proto-South Dravidian: *noḷ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ol-s- (?)

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *noḷ-

Proto-North Dravidian : *nol-

Notes : Irregular loss of *n- in PKG.

Proto-Dravidian : *noḷ-

Meaning : to swallow

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Proto-South Dravidian: *noḷ-

Proto-Telugu : *noll-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *noL-

Proto-North Dravidian : *nul-q-

Proto-Dravidian : *ńoṭ-

Meaning : knuckles; to crack knuckles

Proto-South Dravidian: *ńoṭ-

Proto-Telugu : *neṭ-ik-

Notes : Expressive.

Proto-Dravidian : *ńō-

Meaning : to ache, hurt

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Proto-South Dravidian: *nō-

Proto-Telugu : *nō̆-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńoj-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nō-

Proto-North Dravidian : *nu-nǯ-

Proto-Dravidian : *nō-

Meaning : view, to notice, eye

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Proto-South Dravidian: *nōḍ-, *nōṭ-, *nōk-

Proto-Dravidian : *ńōḍ-

Meaning : to wash

Proto-South Dravidian: *noḍ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńoḍ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nod_-

Proto-North Dravidian : *nōṛ-

Proto-Dravidian : *ńōḷ-

Meaning : saliva

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Proto-South Dravidian: *ńōḷ-

Proto-Dravidian : *nōn-

Meaning : to endure, bear, suffer; a religious vow

Proto-South Dravidian: *nōn-

Proto-Telugu : *nō-, *nōm-

Notes : Most certainly two roots, but needs further research.