Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ēṯu

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

Noun

*ēṯu

ox, bull

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Brahui: اَرے (are)
South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: ഏറ് (ēṟŭ)
  - Tamil: ஏறு (ēṟu)
- Toda-Kota:
  - Kota (India): [script needed] (e·r)
  - Toda: [script needed] (e·ṟ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 917, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.