Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀnay

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

*yĀnay[1]

elephant

Descendants

Tamil: யானை (yāṉai), ஆனை (āṉai)
Malayalam: ആന (āna)
Kannada: ಆನೆ (āne), ಆನು (ānu)
Telugu: ఏనుగ (ēnuga)
Gondi: एनी
→? Common Turkic: *yaŋan (“elephant”)
- Old Uyghur: [script needed] (yaŋan)
  - Western Yugur: jaŋan
- Proto-Mongolic: *jaxan
  - Middle Mongol: ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan)
    - East Yugur: jaan hgor
    - Mongolian: заан (zaan)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.