Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ten

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

*ten[1]

south, southern

Derived terms

>? *tenkāy

Descendants

South-Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: തെൻ (ten)
    - Tamil: தென் (teṉ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 391-392.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 391-392.