Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ēṯu

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

Noun

*ēṯu

1. ox, bull

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: اَرے (are)
• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: ഏറ് (ēṟŭ)
    • Tamil: ஏறு (ēṟu)
  • Toda-Kota:
    • Kota (India): [script needed] (e·r)
    • Toda: [script needed] (e·ṟ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “917”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.