Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kā

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kā

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

Alternative forms

• *kān, *kāṭu, *kāṭV[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/

Noun

*kā[1]

1. forest

Descendants

• Tamil: கா (kā), கான் (kāṉ), காடு (kāṭu)
• Kannada: ಕಾಡು (kāḍu)
• Malayalam: കാട് (kāṭŭ)
• Telugu: కాన (kāna), కాడు (kāḍu)
• → Sanskrit: कानन (kānana)
  • → Telugu: కాననము (kānanamu)
  • → Malayalam: കാനനം (kānanaṃ)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 12, 16, 525.