Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ūr

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*ūr

village, habitation

Descendants

Southern:
- South-Central:
  - Telugu: ఊరు (ūru)
- Tamil-Kannada-Tulu:
  - Tulu: ಊರು (ūru)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಊರು (ūru)
    - Kodava: [script needed] (u·rï)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ഊര്‍ (ūr‍)
      - Tamil: ஊர் (ūr)
Northern:
- Brahui: [script needed] (urā)

References

Thomas Burrow; Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984), “ūr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press

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