Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/enk-

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

Verb

*enk-

to remain, be left over

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: [script needed] (eŋgrnā)
- Sawriya Paharia: [script needed] (eṉge), [script needed] (eṉgre)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Malayalam: എഞ്ചുക (eñcuka), എച്ചം (eccaṁ)
  - Tamil: எஞ்சு (eñcu), எச்சம் (eccam)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Konda-Dora: [script needed] (enz-), [script needed] (es-)
  - Pengo: [script needed] (eŋ(g)-), [script needed] (ek-)

Derived terms

*enk-al
- South Dravidian:
  - South Dravidian I:
    - Tamil-Kannada:
      - Kannada: ಎಂಜಲ್ (eñjal), ಎಂಜಲಿಸು (eñjalisu)
      - Tamil-Kodagu:
        Kodava: [script needed] (ecci)
        
        Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: എച്ചിൽ (eccil), എച്ചി (ecci)
        
        Tamil: எச்சில் (eccil), எச்சி (ecci)
      - Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (ecl)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (icïl)
  - South Dravidian II:
    - Gondi: యెంగుల్ (yeṅgul), [script needed] (iŋgul sikṛiŋ)
    - Telugu: ఎంగిలి (eṅgili)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “77”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.