Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuti

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

From *kut +‎ *i.

Verb

*kuti[1]

to jump

Descendants

Tamil: குதி (kuti)
Malayalam: കുതിക്കുക (kutikkuka)

Derived terms

kut-ir-ay (“horse”)
- Kannada: ಕುದುರೆ (kudure)
- Malayalam: കുതിര (kutira, “horse”)
- Tamil: குதிரை (kutirai, “horse”) (see there for further descendants)
- Telugu: గుర్రము (gurramu, “horse”)

Unsorted forms

Sanskrit: घोटक (ghoṭaka, “horse”) (see there for further descendants)

References

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

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