Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kōẓ-

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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

Alternative forms

*koẓ-

Adjective

*kōẓ-

young, tender, fresh

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಕೊೞತ (koḻata), ಕೊಡ- (koḍa-), ಕೊಡಸು (koḍasu)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Tamil: குழந்தை (kuḻantai), கொழந்த (koḻanta), கொளந்த (koḷanta), கொய்ந்த (koynta) — Spoken Tamil
    - Malayalam: കൊന്തെ (konte)
  - Malayalam: കൊഴുന്ത് (koḻuntŭ)

South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: కొత్త (kotta), కొడుకు (koḍuku), కోడలు (kōḍalu)

North Dravidian:
- Brahui: خرن (xarrun)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 158, 159.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2149”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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