Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/akaẓttay

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

*akaẓttay

1. moat

Descendants

• Kannada: ಅಗಳು (agaḷu)
• Malayalam: അകഴി (akaḻi)
• Tamil: அகழி (akaḻi)
• Telugu: అగడ్త (agaḍta)

References

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