Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/et̠ay

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *et̠ +‎ *-ay.

Noun

*et̠ay

chief, king

Descendants

Kannada: ಎರೆ (ere)
Tamil: இறை (iṟai)
Telugu: ఎఱ (eṟa) (inscriptional)

Derived terms

*et̠-ay-ant̠u
- Malayalam: ഇറാൻ (iṟāṉ), രാൻ (rāṉ)
- Tamil: இறைவன் (iṟaivaṉ)
- Telugu: రేడు (rēḍu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 527, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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