Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṯu

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṯu

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*yĀṯu[1][2]

1. river, brook

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tulu: ಆರು (āru), ಸಾರು (sāru)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Old Tamil: 𑀆𑀶𑀼 (āru)
        • Tamil: ஆறு (āṟu)
      • Malayalam: ആറു (āṟu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (peyvēr)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Old Telugu: ఏఱు (ēṟu)
    • Telugu: ఏరు (ēru)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: యేర్ (yēr, “water”)
    • Konda-Dora: ఏఱ (ēṟu, “water”)
    • Manda-Pengo:
      • Manda (India): ଏଯ୍ (ey, “water”)
      • Pengo: [script needed] (ēz, “water”)
    • Kuvi-Kui:
      • Kuvi: [script needed] (ēyū, “water”)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: पेरेद् (pered)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 513.
2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.