< Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian
Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tantay
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
From *tam (“self”) + *tay.
Noun
*tan-tay ~ *tan-ṯi[1][2]
- father
- Synonym: *appa
Descendants
- Kannada: ತಂದೆ (tande)
- Tamil: தந்தை (tantai)
- Telugu: తండ్రి (taṇḍri)
- Malayalam: തന്ത (tanta)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) , “tantai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3067.