Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tantay

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

Alternative forms

• *tanṯi

Etymology

Compound of *tam +‎ *tay.

Noun

*tantay

1. father

   Synonym: *appa

Descendants

• Kannada: ತಂದೆ (tande)
• Tamil: தந்தை (tantai)
• Telugu: తండ్రి (taṇḍri)
• Malayalam: തന്ത (tanta)
• Kui (India): [script needed] (tanji)
• Duruwa: तेंद (tend)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tantai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3067.