Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wariñci

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

Possibly borrowed from a South Asian source, perhaps Austroasiatic. See Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi) for more.

Noun

*wariñci

rice

Descendants

Malayalam: അരി (ari)
Tamil: வரி (vari)
Telugu: వరి (vari)
Gondi: [script needed] (vanji)
Duruwa: [script needed] (verci(l))
Gadaba: varci(l)
Ollari: [script needed] (varsil)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “vari”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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