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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōṭṭay

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 *kōṭṭ +‎ *ay.

Noun

*kōṭṭay[1]

  1. fort

Descendants
  • Tamil: கோட்டை (kōṭṭai)
  • Malayalam: കോട്ട (kōṭṭa)
  • Kannada: ಕೋಟೆ (kōṭe)
  • Telugu: కోట (kōṭa)
  • → Sanskrit: कोट (koṭa), कोट्ट (koṭṭa)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
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