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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ōntti

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

*ōntti

bloodsucker lizard

Descendants

Tamil: ஓத்தி (ōtti), ஓந்தி (ōnti), ஓதி (ōti)
Malayalam: ഓന്ത് (ōntŭ)
Kannada: ಓತಿ (ōti), ಒಂತಿ (onti)
Tulu: ಓಂತಿ (ōnti)
Kodava: ಓಂದಿ (ōndi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1054, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100.

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