Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/naH-

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

Noun

*naH-

dog

Descendants

*naH-ay
- South:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ನಾಯ್ (nāy)
      - Kannada: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
    - Kodava: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
    - Kota-Toda:
      - Kota (India): நாய் (nāy)
      - Toda: நோய்
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: നായ (nāya), നായ് (nāyŭ)
      - Tamil: நாய் (nāy)
  - Tulu: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi)
- South-Central:
  - Gondi: నాయ్ (nāy), నాఈ (nāī), నెయ్ (ney)
    - → Nihali: नाय

*naH-attV
- Central:
  - Duruwa-Parji:
    - Duruwa: ନେତ୍ତା
    - Ollari: నేతె (nēte)
  - Kolami: ఆతె (āte)
  - Southeastern Kolami: ఆతె (āte)

*naH-kuẓi
- South-Central:
  - Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nukuṛi)
  - Kui (India): ନକୁଡ଼ି (nokuṛi), ନହଡ଼ି (nohoṛi)
  - Kuvi: ନହୂରି (nohūri), ନେହୁଡୀ (nehuḍī), ନିହ୍ଃଉଡ଼ି (nihʔuṛi), ନେହ୍ଃଉଡ଼ି (nehʔuṛi)
  - Pengo: ନେକୁଡ଼୍ (nekuṛ), ନିକୁଡ଼୍ (nikuṛ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “nāy”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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