Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṭu

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

Etymology

Disputed to have a connection with Elamite 𒄭𒁺 (hidu, “sheep, goat”).

Noun

*yĀṭu

1. goat, sheep

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: ہیٹ (heṭ)
  • Kurukh: एड़ा (ēṛā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: एड़े (ēṛe)

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಆಡು (āḍu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಆಡು (āḍu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ആട് (āṭŭ)
        • Tamil: யாடு (yāṭu), ஆடு (āṭu)
      • Toda: [script needed] (o·ḍ)
  • Tulu: ಏಡ್ (ēḍŭ)

• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: యేటీ (yēṭī), ఏటి (ēṭi)
  • Kui-Manda:
    • Kui (India): ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa)
    • Kuvi: ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa), ଓଃଡା (oʔḍa)
    • Manda (India): ଊଡେ (ūḍe)
    • Pengo: ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa)
  • Telugu: ఏట (ēṭa), ఏడిక (ēḍika)

• → Sanskrit: यदु (yadu), यदव (yadava), एड (eḍa), एडक (eḍaka), एडी (eḍī) (from a descendant language)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.