Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pēn

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pēn

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

*pēn[1]

1. louse

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (pēni)
  • Kolami: [script needed] (pēn)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (pē̃n)
• South Dravidian:
  • South-Central:
    • Telugu: పేను (pēnu)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಪೇನ್ (pēn)
      • Kannada: ಹೇನು (hēnu)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: പേൻ (pēn)
      • Tamil: பேன் (pēṉ)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 46.