Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wayV

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

*wayV

open space, paddy field

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: वावुर् (vāvur)
  - Southeastern Kolami: वावुर् (vāvur)
- Duruwa: वाय् (vāy)
South Dravidian:
- South-Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಬಯಲು (bayalu)
      - → Telugu: బయలు (bayalu)
        → Kuvi: ବାୟାଲୁ (bayalu)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (be·lï)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: വയൽ (vayal), വൈൽ (vail)
        
        Tamil: வயல் (vayal), வயக்கல் (vayakkal), வயலை (vayalai)
  - Tulu: ಬಯಿಲ್ (bayilŭ), ಬೈಲ್ (bailŭ)
- South-Central:
  - Gondi: వావూర్ (vāvuṛ), వౌర్ (vaur), వాయ (vāya)
  - Telugu: వేవిలి (vēvili)

→ Marathi: वावर (vāvar)
⇒ Vedic Sanskrit: वैल-स्थान (vaila-sthāna)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5258”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.