< Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian
Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀmay
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
From *yĀm + *ay
Noun
*yĀmay[1]
- tortoise
Descendants
- Tamil: ஆமை (āmai), ஆமையை (āmaiyai)
- Malayalam: ആമ (āma)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.