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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wariñci

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

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a South Asian source, perhaps Austroasiatic. See Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi) for more.

Noun

*wariñci

  1. rice

Descendants
  • Malayalam: വരി (vari)
  • Tamil: வரி (vari)
  • Telugu: వరి (vari)
  • Gondi: vanji
  • Parji: verci(l)
  • Gadaba: varci(l)
  • Ollari: varsil

References
  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5
  • Thomas Burrow; Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984), “vari”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press
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