< Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian
Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wariñci
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from a South Asian source, perhaps Austroasiatic. See Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi) for more.
Noun
*wariñci
- rice
Descendants
- Malayalam: വരി (vari)
- Tamil: வரி (vari)
- Telugu: వరి (vari)
- Gondi: [script needed] (vanji)
- Duruwa: [script needed] (verci(l))
- Gadaba: varci(l)
- Ollari: [script needed] (varsil)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “vari”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.