Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/eṇ-

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 1

Numeral

*eṇ-

1. eight (adj.)

Descendants

• *eṇ-ṭṭu
  • Kannada: ಎಂಟು (eṇṭu)
  • Kodava: ಅಟ್ಟು (aṭṭu)
  • Kota (India): எட் (eṭ)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Tamil: எட்டு (eṭṭu)
    • Malavedan: എട്ടു (eṭṭu)
    • Malayalam: എട്ട് (eṭṭŭ)

• *eṇ-paH-tu
  • Telugu: ఎనిమిది (enimidi), ఎన్మిది (enmidi)
    • → Kolami: ఎనుమిదీ (enumidī), ఎన్మ్ది (enmdi), ఎనుమదీ (enumadī), ఎనుమ్ది (enumdi)
  • Malayalam: എൺപത് (eṇpatŭ)

• *eṇ-war (unclear origin of Tulu -ma)
  • Tulu: ಎಣ್ಮ (eṇma), ಎಡ್ಮ (eḍma), ಎನ್ಮ (enma), ಯೆಡ್ಮ (yeḍma)

See also

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

Etymology 2

*eṇ-

1. to count

Descendants

• Kannada: ಎಣ್ಣು (eṇṇu)
  • ⇒ Kannada: ಎಣಿಸು (eṇisu)
• Malayalam: എണ്ണുക (eṇṇuka)
• Tamil: எண்ணு (eṇṇu)
• Telugu: ఎన్ను (ennu)

Derived terms

• *eṇ-am
  • Tamil: எண்ணம் (eṇṇam)
  • Malayalam: എണ്ണം (eṇṇaṁ)

• Unsorted formations:
  • Tamil: எண்ணிக்கை (eṇṇikkai)
  • Telugu: ఎన్నిక (ennika)
  • Kannada: ಎಣಿಕೆ (eṇike)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṭṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) “eṇ-”, in Tribal Languages of Kerala, Language in India