Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/uẓuntu

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

Etymology

Compound of *uẓ +‎ *untu.

Noun

*uẓuntu

1. black gram

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಉೞ್ದು (uḻdu)
      • Kannada: ಉರ್ದು (urdu), ಉದ್ದು (uddu)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: ഉഴുന്ന് (uḻunnŭ)
      • Tamil: உழுந்து (uḻuntu), உளுந்து (uḷuntu), உழுத்து (uḻuttu) — combining form
  • Tulu: ಉರ್ದು (urdu)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: ఉద్దులు (uddulu)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami: ఉరుందె (urunde)
• → Prakrit: 𑀉𑀟𑀺𑀤 (uḍida) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.