Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/aṭaykkāy

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

Compound of *aṭ +‎ *ay +‎ *kāy.

Noun

*aṭaykkāy

1. areca nut

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada-Badaga:
      • Kannada: ಅಡಕೆ (aḍake), ಅಡಿಕೆ (aḍike)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಅಡಕೆ (aḍake)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), അടക്ക (aṭakka)
        • → Portuguese: areca
          • → English: areca
          • → Spanish: areca
      • Tamil: அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy)
  • Tulu: ಅಡ್ಡಕತ್ತೆರಿ (aḍḍakatteri, “betel-nut cracker”)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: అడకత్తు (aḍakattu, “betel-nut cracker”)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “88”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.