Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/aracan

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

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵsder.
Proto-South Dravidian *aracan

    Proposed to be borrowing from Old Indo-Aryan (compare Vedic Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

    Noun

    *aracan

    1. king

    Descendants

    • Kannada: ಅರಸ (arasa), ಅರಸು (arasu)
    • Malayalam: അരചൻ (aracaṉ)
    • Tamil: அரசன் (aracaṉ)
    • Telugu: అరుసు (arusu)
    • Tulu: ಅರಸು (arasu), ಅರಸೆ (arase)
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