Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/aṭappay

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 *aṭ +‎ *a +‎ *pay

Noun

*aṭappay

1. betel pouch

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಅಡಪ (aḍapa), ಹಡಪ (​haḍapa)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: അടപ്പം (aṭappaṁ), അടപ്പൻ (aṭappaṉ)
        • Tamil: அடப்பம் (aṭappam), அடைப்பம் (aṭaippam)
    • Tulu: ಅಡಪ (aḍapa), ಹಡಪ (haḍapa​)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Telugu: అడపం (aḍapaṁ), హడపం (haḍapaṁ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 64, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.