Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/eṟaycci

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

*eṟaycci

1. meat

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Kodava: ಎರಚಿ (eraci)
  • Tamil: இறைச்சி (iṟaicci)
  • Malayalam: ഇറച്ചി (iṟacci)
• South-Central:
  • Pengo: ଜେୟ୍ (jey)
  • Telugu: ఎఱచి (eṟaci)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iṟacci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.