Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ceyt-

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

Noun

*coyt-

Noun

*ceyt-

porcupine

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa: चेदिर
- Kolami: శేద్ (śēd)
- Kondekor: [script needed] (sēdel)
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಎಯ್ಯಿ (eyyi), ಏದು (ēdu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಎಪ್ಪನ್ದಿ (eppandi)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: എയ്യൻ (eyyaṉ), എയ്യമ്പന്നി (eyyampanni)
      - Tamil: எய் (ey)
- Tulu: ಏಯಿ ಪಂಜಿ (ēyi pañji)
South-Central:
- Gondi: ఏద్ పది (ēd padi)
- Telugu: ఏదు (ēdu)

References

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

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