Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/aṭank-

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

Verb

*aṭank-

1. to be compressed, hidden.

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Tamil: அடங்கு (aṭaṅku)
      • Malayalam: അടങ്ങുക (aṭaṅṅuka)
    • Toda: [script needed] (oḍg-)
    • Kota (India): [script needed] (aṛg)
    • Kannada: ಅಡಂಗು (aḍaṅgu), ಅಡಗು (aḍagu)
    • Tulu: ಅಡೇವುನಿ (aḍēvuni), ಅಡೇಯುನಿ (aḍēyuni)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: అడంగు (aḍaṅgu), అడగు (aḍagu)
  • Central:
    • Kuvi: ଡାପ (ḍapo)
• Northern:
  • Kurukh: [script needed] (aṛknā)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 107.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aṭaṅku”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.