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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kem

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

Adjective

*kem[1][2]

  1. red

Descendants
  • Tamil: செம் (cem)
  • Malayalam: ചെം (ceṃ)
  • Southern Dravidian: *kevpu
  • South Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: చెం (ceṁ), చెన్ను (cennu), కెంపు (kempu), కెం (keṁ)
  • Central Dravidian: *kej
    • Parji-Gadba:
      • Duruwa: केय (key)
  • Northern Dravidian: *qēs
    • Kurukh: खींसो (xē̃so)
    • Malto: कीसो (kīso)
    • Brahui: خیسُن‎ (xīsun)

Derived terms

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ce-”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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