Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āṯ-

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 edit

Verb edit

*āṯ-

to become cool, to dry up

Descendants edit

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: [script needed] (a·r-)
  - Southeastern Kolami: ఆర్- (ār-)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (ēd-)
  - Kondekor: [script needed] (āl-)
North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: अर्त'आना (art'ānā)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಆರು (āru)
    - Tamil-Kodagu:
      - Kodava: [script needed] (a·r-), [script needed] (a·t-), [script needed] (ara-)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: ആറുക (āṟuka)
        
        Tamil: ஆறு (āṟu)
        
        Toda-Kota:
        Kota (India): [script needed] (a·r-)
        
        Toda: [script needed] (o·ṟ-)
  - Tulu: ಆರುನಿ (āruni)
- South Dravidian I:
  - Gondi-Kui:
    - Gondi: ఆర్- (ār-)
      - Konda-Kui:
        Konda-Dora: ఆఱ్- (āṟ-)
        
        Kuwi-Kui:
        Kui (India): ଆ୕ଜା (āja)
        
        Kuvi: ଆୟ୍- (ay-)
  - Telugu: ఆరు (āru)

References edit

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 404, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.