Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pāray

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

Etymology

Compound of *pār +‎ *ay.

Noun

*pāray

1. crowbar

Descendants

• Tamil: பாரை (pārai)
• Malayalam: പാര (pāra)
• Telugu: పార (pāra)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pārai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.