Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/parutti

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *par +‎ *utti.

Noun

*parutti

cotton

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಹತ್ತಿ (hatti), ಪರ್ತಿ (parti), ಪತ್ತಿ (patti)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಪರತಿ (parati)
    - Toda: [script needed] (pašty)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: പരുത്തി (parutti), പരിത്തി (paritti)
      - Tamil: பருத்தி (parutti)
- Tulu: ಪರ್ತಿ (parti)
South Dravidian II:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: పర్త్ (part)
  - Kui-Kuvi:
    - Kui (India): ପାର୍ତି (parti)
    - Kuvi: ପାର୍ତି (parti)
- Telugu: ప్రత్తి (pratti), పత్తి (patti)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “parutti”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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