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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṇṭu

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

Etymology

Compound of *yĀṇṭ +‎ *u.

Noun

*yĀṇṭu[1][2]

  1. year

Descendants
  • South Dravidian
    • Tamil: ஆண்டு (āṇṭu), யாண்டு (yāṇṭu)
    • Malayalam: ആണ്ട് (āṇṭŭ)
    • Kannada: ಏಡು (ēḍu)
    • Kodava: ಆಂಡಿ (āṇḍi)
  • South-Central Dravidian
  • Central Dravidian[3]
    • Kolami: [script needed] (ēḍ)
    • Kuvi: ୟୋନ (yono)
    • Pengo: [script needed] (onḍiŋ)
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (aḍ)
    • Bodo Gadaba: [script needed] (ānḍ)
    • *i- + yĀṇṭu
      • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (iyānḍ)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 255, 402.
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