Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wāy

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

*wāy[1]

mouth, edge, beak
the mouth of a vessel

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South-Central Dravidian:
  - Telugu: వాయి (vāyi)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಬಾಯಿ (bāyi)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: വായ (vāya)
    - Tamil: வாய் (vāy)
Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: [script needed] (vāy, “mouth of a pot”)
North Dravidian:
- Brahui: با‎ (bā)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 484.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 484.