Reconstructing the crab word as *icaL and the bear word as *yoLic-
โ*icaL > icaLntu > icaNTu > (i)yaNTu > JaNTu; icaLL-i > JaLLi; icaNTu > Knda esaDi. TamKodava does y>J sporadically, compare mlym pUcca, pUna; kod. pUJe; Tamil yAzh/JAzh; yuka>(Jukam)>nukam
many languages use kAy for crustaceans, like kallumakkAyi, tleugu eNDrakAyi
*icaL explains most of the terms other than tuluoid, unless yaNTu > yanRu > deJji but Tuluoid doesnt do NT > nR and koraga has deGgi
*yoLic- > oLic- > uLiyam
yeLik- > eNku
yolc- > konda olzu
yeลic- > gondi eลj-al (the animal suffix *yal)
Posted Oct 30, 2025, 3:53 PM UTC
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