Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kō

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

*kō

king, chief

Descendants

Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: കോ (kō)
    - Tamil: கோ (kō)
Central:
- Kolami-Gadba: *kōs
  - Duruwa: कोच (kōc)

Derived terms

*kōn
- Southern:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കോന്‌ (kōn‌)
      - Tamil: கோன் (kōṉ)
*kōmān (“king”)?
- Southern:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കോമന് (kōmanŭ)
      - Tamil: கோமான் (kōmāṉ)
*kōyil ~ *kōvil (“palace, temple”)
- Southern:
  - South-Central:
    - Telugu: కోయిల (kōyila), కోవెల (kōvela)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: കോയിൽ (kōyil), കോവിൽ (kōvil)
      - Tamil: கோயில் (kōyil), கோவில் (kōvil)
*kōṭṭay (“fort”)

References

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Thomas Burrow; Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984), “kō”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press