Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wāy

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

*wāy

mouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa: ପା୕ୟ୍ (“mouth of a pot”)
- Ollari: వాయ్ (vāy), వాసి (vāsi)
North Dravidian:
- Brahui: با (bā)
- Kurukh: बई (baī)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಬಾಯ್ (bāy)
    - Kannada: ಬಾಯಿ (bāyi)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): வாய் (vāy)
    - Toda: போய் (po·y)
  - Kodava: ಬಾಯ್ (bāyŭ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Irula: வாயி (vāyi)
    - Malayalam: വായ (vāya), വാ (vā), വായ് (vāyŭ), ബാ (bā), ബായ (bāya) — dialectal
    - Tamil: வாய் (vāy)
- Tulu: ಬಾಯಿ (bāyi)
South-Central:
- Telugu: వాయి (vāyi), వాయ (vāya)
- Gondi: వాయ్ (vāy)
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: వెయు (veyu)
  - Manda (India): ଵାୟ୍ (vay)
  - Pengo: ଵେୟ୍ (vey)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 484.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.