Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/īẓam

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *īẓ +‎ *am.

Noun

*īẓam

1. toddy

Descendants

• Malayalam: ഈഴം (īḻaṁ)
• Tamil: ஈழம் (īḻam)
• Kannada: ಈಡಿ (īḍi)
• Telugu: ఈడిగ (īḍiga)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “īr̤am”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.