Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kā

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

*kān, *kāṭu, *kāṭV^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kaː/

Noun[edit]

*kā^[1]

forest

Descendants[edit]

Tamil: கா (kā), கான் (kāṉ), காடு (kāṭu)
Kannada: ಕಾಡು (kāḍu)
Malayalam: കാട് (kāṭŭ)
Telugu: కాన (kāna), కాడు (kāḍu)
→ Sanskrit: कानन (kānana)
- → Bengali: কানন (kanon)
- → Telugu: కాననము (kānanamu)
- → Malayalam: കാനനം (kānanaṁ)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 12, 16, 525.

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