Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/awwa

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

*awwa

1. mother, grandmother

Descendants

• Tamil: ஔவை (auvai), அவ்வை (avvai)
• Telugu: అవ్వ (avva)
• Kannada: ಅವ್ವ (avva)
• Sholaga: ಅವ್ವೆ (avve)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 10, 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “avvai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.