Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cay

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: cay Adjectival: cay

Numeral

*cay

five[1]

Descendants

Tamil: ஐ- (ai-)
Malayalam: ഐ- (ai-)

Derived terms

*cay-m-tu
- Tamil: ஐந்து (aintu)
- Malayalam: അഞ്ച് (añcŭ)
- Kannada: ಐದು (aidu)
- Telugu: ఐదు (aidu), అయిదు (ayidu), ఏను (ēnu)
- Tulu: ಅಯಿನ್ (ayin), ಐನ್ (ain)
- Kodava: ಅಂಜಿ
- Gondi: सैयुंग (saiyuṅɡ), सीयुं (sīyuṅ), हयुं (hayuṅ), ऐं (aiṅ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.