Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ari

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

Noun

*ari

1. tax, tribute
2. grain

Descendants

• Tamil: அரி (ari), வரி (vari)
• Telugu: అరి (ari), అరివెట్టు (ariveṭṭu, “to pay taxes”), అరువు (aruvu, “loan in grains”)
• Malayalam: അരി (ari)

References

• F. C., Southworth (2003) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 215, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 216, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.