Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ari

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Noun

*ari

tax, tribute
grain

Descendants

Tamil: அரி (ari), வரி (vari)
Telugu: అరి (ari), అరివెట్టు (ariveṭṭu, “to pay taxes”), అరువు (aruvu, “loan in grains”)
Malayalam: അരി (ari)

References

F. C., Southworth (2003) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎, University of Pennsylvania.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 215, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 216, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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