Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nuẓVḷ

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

*nuẓnk-

Noun

*nuẓVḷ

mosquito

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa: ନୁଡ଼୍ଞି
- Kolami: నుల్లె (nulle)
North:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (nuto)
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ನೊಣ (noṇa)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಮುಲಿ (muli)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: നുളമ്പ് (nuḷampŭ)
      - Tamil: நுளம்பு (nuḷampu)
- Korra Koraga: ನುರ್ಙ್ಗಿ (nurṅgi)
South-Central:
- Gondi: నుల్లే (nullē)

References

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

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