Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/koṯi

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*koṯi

sheep

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಕುಱಿ (kuṟi), ಗುಱಿ (guṟi)
    - Kannada: ಕುರಿ (kuri)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
  - Kodava: ಕೊರಿ (kori)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Tamil: கொறி (koṟi)
    - Malayalam: കൊറി (koṟi)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (kory a·ṛ)
    - Toda: [script needed] (kury)
South-Central:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: గొరె (gore)
  - Konda-Kui:
    - Konda-Dora: గొఱె (goṟe)
    - Kuvi: ଗୋ୕ରି (gōri), ଗୋର୍ରି (gorri), ଗୋରେ (gore)
- Old Telugu: గొఱ్ఱె (goṟṟe), గొఱియ (goṟiya), గొఱె (goṟe), గొఱ్య (goṟya)
  - Telugu: గొర్రె (gorre)
    - → Gondi: గొర్రె (gorre)
    - → Kolami: గొర్రె (gorre)
    - → Southeastern Kolami: గొర్రె (gorre)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2165”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.