Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nāṭu

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

*nāṭu

state, province, district, kingdom

Descendants

Southern:
- South-Central:
  - Telugu: నాడు (nāḍu)
- Tulu: నాడు (నాడు)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
  - Kodagu:
    - Kodava: [script needed] (na·ḍï)
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ನಾಡು (nāḍu)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: നാട് (nāṭŭ)
      - Tamil: நாடு (nāṭu)

References

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

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