Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/koy-

This Proto-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-Dravidian

Verb

*koy-

to harvest

Descendants

South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೊಯ್ಯು (koyyu), ಕೊಯ್ಲು (koylu), ಕೊಯಿತ (koyita), ಕೊಯ್ತ (koyta), ಕೊಯಿಕ (koyika)
    - → Marathi: कोयता (koytā), कोयती (koytī)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಕೊಯ್ಯು (koyyu)
    - Kota (India): கொய் (koy), கொய்ள் (koyḷ)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കൊയ്യുക (koyyuka), കൊയ് (koyŭ), കൊയ്യൽ (koyyal), കൊയ്ത്ത് (koyttŭ), കൊയിൽ (koyil)
      - Tamil: கொய் (koy), குயம் (kuyam), குவில் (kuvil)
- Tulu: ಕೊಯ್ಪಿನಿ (koypini), ಕೊಯ್ಯುನಿ (koyyuni), ಕೊಯಿಲ್ (koyilŭ), ಕೊಯ್ಯೆಲ್ (koyyelŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: కొయ్ (koy), కొయీఆన (koyīāna), కొయ్దానా (koydānā)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: కొయ్ (koy)
  - Kui (India): କୋଵ (kovo)
  - Kuvi: କୋଯଲି (kojoli)
- Telugu: కోయు (kōyu), కోత (kōta)

Central:
- Kolami: కయీపెంగ్ (kayīpeṅg)

North:
- Kurukh: ‌‌ख़ोयना
- Kumarbhag Paharia: क़ोये, क़ोयत्रे

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “koy”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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