Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/weṇney

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

From *weḷ (“white”) +‎ *ney (“oil, ghee”).

Noun

*weṇney[1][2]

butter

Descendants

Tamil: வெண்ணெய் (veṇṇey)
Malayalam: വെണ്ണ (veṇṇa)
Kannada: ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ (beṇṇe), ಬೆಣ್ಣಿ (beṇṇi)
Telugu: వెన్న (venna)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “veḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.

[2] Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “veḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.