Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/aṭV

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

*aṭV

foot, bottom, base

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಅಡಿ (aḍi)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಅಡಿ (aḍi)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀅𑀝𑀺 (aṭi)
      - Tamil: அடி (aṭi)
      - Malayalam: അടി (aṭi)
    - Toda-Kota:
      - Kota (India): [script needed] (aṛy)
      - Toda: [script needed] (oṛy)
- Tulu: ಅಡಿ (aḍi)
South Dravidian II:
- Gondi: అడి (aḍi), అడిత్ (aḍit), అడిత (aḍita), అడ఼్కె, అడ్న (aḍna), అడ్డి (aḍḍi), అడీ (aḍī)
- Konda-Dora: అడ్గి (aḍgi)
- Telugu: అడుగు (aḍugu, “foot, base, step”)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “72”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.