Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/peṇ

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

*peṇ

female

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: ପିଂଡ୍ରୁଲ୍
  - Ollari: పెండి (peṇḍi)
- Kolami: పెండ్లి (peṇḍli), పెండ్లిగ్ (peṇḍlig), పెండ్లిక్ (peṇḍlik), పెంటీ (peṇṭī)
- Southeastern Kolami: పెన్లి (penli)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil–Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಹೆಣ್ಣು (heṇṇu), ಪೆಂಡ (peṇḍa), ಪೆಂಡತಿ (peṇḍati), ಪೆಂಡಿತಿ (peṇḍiti), ಪೆಂಟನ (peṇṭana), ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ (heṇṇiga), ಹೆಣ್ಣುಗ (heṇṇuga), ಹೆಂಗಸು (heṅgasu)
  - Kodava: ಪೊಣ್ಣು (poṇṇu), ಪೊಣ್ಣಾಳು (poṇṇāḷu), ಪೊಂಗ (poṅga), ಪೊಮ್ಮಕ್ಕ (pommakka)
  - Kota (India): பெண் (peṇ)
  - Old Tamil:
    - Malayalam: പെണ്ണ് (peṇṇŭ), പെണ്ടി (peṇṭi), പെണ്ണൻ (peṇṇaṉ)
    - Tamil: பெண் (peṇ), பெண்டு (peṇṭu), பெண்டன் (peṇṭaṉ), பெண்டகன் (peṇṭakaṉ), பெண்டகம் (peṇṭakam), பெண்ணன் (peṇṇaṉ), பெண்மை (peṇmai), பிணை (piṇai), பிணவல் (piṇaval), பிணவு (piṇavu), பிணா (piṇā), பெண்ணை (peṇṇai)
- Tulu: ಪೊಣ್ಣು (poṇṇu), ಪೊಣ್ಣ (poṇṇa), ಪೊಣ್ಜವು (poṇjavu), ಪೊಣ್ಜೆವು (poṇjevu), ಬೊಡೆದಿ (boḍedi), ಎಮ್ಮಳು (emmaḷu)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: పెండుల్ (peṇḍul)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: పొండ (poṇḍa)
  - Kui (India): ପଂଡ୍ରି (poṇḍri)
  - Kuvi: ପେଲ୍ଲି (pelli), ପେଂଦିଲି (pendili)
- Telugu: పెంటి (peṇṭi), పెండిలి (peṇḍili), పెండ్లి (peṇḍli), పెళ్లి (peḷli), పెళ్ళి (peḷḷi), పెల్లి (pelli), పెండ్లాము (peṇḍlāmu)

→ Prakrit: 𑀧𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀬 (pĕṇḍaya)
→ Sanskrit: पण्ड (paṇḍa), पण्डक (paṇḍaka), पृणाका (pṛṇākā)

Derived terms

*peṇ-ṭṭ-i (“female of an animal/bird”)
- Tamil–Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಹೆಟ್ಟುಗೆ (heṭṭuge)
  - Old Tamil:
    - Malayalam: പെട്ട (peṭṭa), പിട (piṭa), പെട (peṭa)
    - Tamil: பெட்டை (peṭṭai), பெட்டையன் (peṭṭaiyaṉ), பெடை (peṭai), பொட்டச்சி (poṭṭacci), பெட்டைச்சி (peṭṭaicci)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4395”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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