Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kañci

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

Noun

*kañci

gruel

Descendants

Southern:
- Southern I:
  - Tulu: ಗಂಜಿ (gañji)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಗಂಜಿ (gañji)
    - Kodava: ಕಂಜಿ (kañji)
    - Malayalam: കഞ്ഞി (kaññi)
    - Tamil: கஞ்சி (kañci)
      - → Portuguese: canje
      - → English: congee
- Southern II:
  - Telugu: గంజి (gañji), గెంజి (geñji)
  - Gondi: గెంజి (geñji), కాసెర్ (kāser), కాసర్ (kāsar)
Northern:
- Kurukh: कंजी (kañjī)
A descendent language:
- → Sanskrit: काञ्जी (kāñjī), काञ्जीक (kāñjīka), काञ्चिक (kāñcika)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “kañci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.