Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ucV-

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.

*ucV-

1. to breathe

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: اُسْت (ust, “heart”)
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: उज्जना (ujjanā)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: (uje)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಉಸಿರು (usiru), ಉಸುರು (usuru), ಉಸಲು (usalu)
        • Tamil-Kodagu:
          • Kodava: (usïrï)
          • Tamil-Malayalam:
            • Malayalam: ഉയിര് (uyirŭ), ഉശിര് (uśir​)
            • Tamil: உய் (uy), உயிர் (uyir), உயர் (uyar), உசிர் (ucir)
          • Toda-Kota:
            • Kota (India): (ucr)
            • Toda: (ü·r), (usïr), (yu·k), (üy)
    • Tulu: ಉಸುರು (usuru), ಉಸುಲು (usulu), ನುಸುಲು (nusulu)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Konda-Dora: ఉసుర్ (usur)
    • Telugu: ఉసురు (usuru), ఉసురను (usuranu), ఊరుచు (ūrucu), ఊరుపు (ūrupu), ఊరట (ūraṭa), ఊరడిలు (ūraḍilu), ఊరడు (ūraḍu)

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “645”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.