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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/eḷ-V-ñc-

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

*eḷ-V-ñc-[1][2]

  1. black bear

Descendants
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: எண்கு (eṇku)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
  • Central Dravidian
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (ili, “bear”)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 337, 524.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “eṇku”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.
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