Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/picar

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/picar

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

Etymology

Possibly from earlier *pin-cc-Vr.[1]

Noun

*picar[1]

1. name

Descendants

• South Dravidian: *pec-ar
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada
      • Old Kannada: ಪೆಸರ್ (pesar)
        • Kannada: ಹೆಸರು (hesaru)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: [script needed] (peda)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: പേര് (pērŭ)
          • Tamil: பெயர் (peyar)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Telugu: పేరు (pēru)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: పేర్ (pēr)
• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: پِن‎ (pin)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 104.