Reconstruction:Proto-North Dravidian/keH-

This Proto-North 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-North Dravidian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caH-.

Verb

*keH-

1. to die

Alternative reconstructions

• *key-

Descendants

• Brahui: کَہِنْگ (kahiṅg), کَسْفِنْگ (kasfiṅg), کَسِفِنْگ (kasifiṅg)
• Kurukh-Malto:
  • Kurukh: खीऊ (khīū), खि'ऊ (khi'ū), [script needed] (khē'enā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (keye), [script needed] (keyu), [script needed] (keytre), [script needed] (kagle), [script needed] (keype)

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kahing”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.