𒄭𒁺

Elamite

Etymology 1

Disputed to have a connection with Brahui ہیٹ (heαΉ­, β€œsheep, goat”) and Proto-Dravidian *yΔ€αΉ­u.[1]

Noun

𒄭𒁺 (hi-du /hidu/)

  1. sheep, goat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Persian πƒπŽ‘πŽ―πŽ’πŽΉ (h-i-du-u-y)

Proper noun

𒄭𒁺 (hi-du /hidu/)

  1. an Indian

References
  1. https://www.academia.edu/7336719/Rice_in_Dravidian
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