Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/akam

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

*akam

1. inside

Descendants

• Tamil: அகம் (akam)
• Malayalam: അകം (akaṁ)
• *aka-ppaṭu
  • Kolami: ఒపడ్- (opaḍ-)
  • Malayalam: അകപ്പെടുക (akappeṭuka)
  • Tamil: அகப்படு (akappaṭu)
  • Telugu: అగపడు (agapaḍu), అగుపడు (agupaḍu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “akam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.