Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñĀnṯu

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

Etymology

Compound of *ñĀn +‎ *ṯu.

Noun

*ñĀnṯu

1. day, time, today

Descendants

• Central:
  • Southeastern Kolami: నాన్ (nān)

• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: ഞാന്ന് (ñānnŭ)
      • Tamil: ஞான்று (ñāṉṟu), நான்று (nāṉṟu), ஞான்றை (ñāṉṟai)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: నేండ్ (nēṇḍ), నేండు (nēṇḍu), మేర్ (mēr), నెటల్ (neṭal), నేట్కె (nēṭke), నేటి (nēṭi), ఇత్వార్నేట్ (itvārnēṭ)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: [script needed] (nēnṟu)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): ନେ୕ଂଜୁ (nēñju)
          • Kuvi: ନା୕ଚୁ (nācu), ନିଂଜୂ (niñjū), ନୀଂଜୁ (nīñju), ନେ୕ଂଜୁ (nēñju)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): ନେ୕ଂଜ୍ (nēñj), ନେ୕ଂଜେ (nēñje)
        • Pengo: ନେ୕ଂଜେଙ୍ (nēñjeṅ), ନେ୕ଚି ବା୕ର୍ (nēci bār), ନେ୕ଚାଙ୍ (nēcaṅ), ନା୕ଂଜ୍ (nāñj)
    • Telugu: నేడు (nēḍu), నేఁడు (nēn̆ḍu), నాడు (nāḍu), నాఁడు (nān̆ḍu)

Derived terms

• Kodava: [script needed] (ninna·ndï), [script needed] (monia·ndï)
• Malayalam: മിനിഞ്ഞാന്ന് (miniññānnŭ), മുനിഞ്ഞാന്ന് (muniññānnŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2920, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.