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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wāy

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*wāy [1]

  1. mouth, edge, beak
  2. the mouth of a vessel

Descendants
  • South Dravidian:
    • South-Central Dravidian:
      • Telugu: వాయి (vāyi)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (vāy, “mouth of a pot”)
  • North Dravidian:
    • Brahui: با‎ (bā)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 484.
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