Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cāṯu

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
← 5	6	7 →
Cardinal: cāṯu Adjectival: caṯ-

Etymology

Compound of *cāṯ +‎ *u.

Numeral

*cāṯu

six

Descendants

South:
- Tulu: ಆಜಿ (āji)
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಆಱು (āṟu)
    - Kannada: ಆರು (āru)
  - Sholaga: ಆಱು (āṟu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಆರು (āru)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: ஆறு (āṟu)
      - Malayalam: ആറ് (āṟŭ)
South-Central:
- Old Telugu: ఆఱు (āṟu)
  - Telugu: ఆరు (āru)
  - → Kolami: ఆర్ (ār)
- Kui (India): ସାଜ୍ (saj), ହା୕ଜା (hāja), ସାଜ୍ଗି (sajgi)
- Gondi: సారుంగ్ (sāruṅg)
Central:
- Old Kolami: साऱि (sāṟi)
- Kolami: सादि (sādi)
- Southeastern Kolami: सादि (sādi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “āṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.
S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India