Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kay

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*kay[1]

hand

Descendants

Tamil: கை (kai)
Malayalam: കൈ (kai)
Kannada: ಕೈ (kai)
Telugu: చెయ్యి (ceyyi)
Tulu: ಕೈ (kai), ಕಯಿ (kayi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.