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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pēn

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

*pēn [1]

  1. louse

Descendants
  • Central Dravidian:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (pēni)
    • Kolami: [script needed] (pēn)
  • North Dravidian:
    • Kurukh: [script needed] (pē̃n)
  • South Dravidian:
    • South-Central:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Old Kannada: ಪೇನ್ (pēn)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: പേൻ (pēn)
        • Tamil: பேன் (pēṉ)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 46.
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