Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/aṭ-V

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/aṭ-V

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

Noun

*aṭ-V[1][2]

1. foot, bottom, base

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tulu: ಅಡಿ (aḍi)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada-Badaga:
      • Kannada: ಅಡಿ (aḍi)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Tamil: அடி (aṭi)
      • Malayalam: അടി (aṭi)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: అడుగు (aḍugu, “foot, base, step”)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “āṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.