Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/weruku

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/weruku

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

*weruku[1]

1. cat

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Ollari: [script needed] (vērig, “cat”)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (berge)
  • Kurukh: बेरख़ा (berxā, “cat”)
• South Dravidian:
  • South-Central:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: [script needed] (verkāṛ, “cat, wild cat”)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಬೆರ್ಕು (berku, “cat”)
      • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: വെരുക് (verukŭ, “Indian civet”)
      • Tamil: வெருகு (veruku, “wild cat, civet”)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12.