Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nāṭu

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

*nāṭu[1][2]

country, place, land, state, province, district, kingdom

Descendants

Southern:
- South-Central:
  - Telugu: నాడు (nāḍu)
- Tulu: ನಾಡ್ (nāḍ)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
  - Kodagu:
    - Kodava: [script needed] (na·ḍï)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Old Kannada: ನಾಟ (nāṭa)
      - Kannada: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: നാട് (nāṭŭ)
      - Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀷𑁆 (nāṭaṉ)
        Tamil: நாடு (nāṭu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “nāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.

[2] Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “nāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 321.