Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/onṯu

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)**
	10
	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: onṯu Adjectival: oru, *on

Etymology

Compound of *on +‎ *ṯu.

Numeral

*onṯu[1]

one

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಒಂದು (ondu)
  - Kodava: ಒಂದು (oṃdu)
  - Tamil: ஒன்று (oṉṟu)
  - Malayalam: ഒന്ന് (onnŭ)
- Tulu: ಒಂಜಿ (oñji)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: ఒండు (oṇḍu), ఒంటి (oṇṭi)
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: उंदि (undi), उंडि (uṇḍi)
  - Manda (India): runḍi
  - Pengo: ronje
Northern Dravidian:
- Brahui: اَسِٹ‎ (asiṭ)
- Kurukh: ओंट (oṇṭa)

References

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

Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.

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