Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/weruku

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

*weruku[1]

cat

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Ollari: [script needed] (vērig, “cat”)
North Dravidian:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (berge)
- Kurukh: बेरख़ा (berxā, “cat”)
South-Central:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: [script needed] (verkāṛ, “cat”), [script needed] (verkaṛ), [script needed] (warkār, “mongoose”), [script needed] (varkār, “wild cat”)
South Dravidian:
- Tulu: ಬೆರು (beru, “marten”)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಬೆರ್ಕು (berku, “cat”)
    - Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಬೆಕ್ಕ್ (bekkï)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: വെരുക് (verukŭ, “Indian civet”), വിരുക് (virukŭ), മെരുക് (merukŭ)
      - Tamil: வெருகு (veruku, “wild cat, civet”)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Toda: [script needed] (peṣk)
→ Nihali: बॅर्कॉ (berko), बॅर्कू (berkū)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12.