Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀnay

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

Etymology

False cognate of Common Turkic *yaŋan (“elephant”) > Western Yugur jaŋan, Proto-Mongolic *jaxan > Mongolian заан (zaan)

Noun

*yĀnay

1. elephant

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannadoid:
      • Betta Kurumba: ಯಾನಿ (yāni)
      • Kannada: ಆನೆ (āne), ಆನು (ānu), ಯಾನೆ (yāne)
    • Kodava: ಆನೆ (āne)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (a·n)
      • Toda: [script needed] (a·n)
    • Old Tamil: 𑀬𑀸𑀦𑁃 (yānai)
      • Tamil: யானை (yāṉai), ஆனை (āṉai)
      • Malayalam: ആന (āna)
  • Tulu: ಆನೆ (āne)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: యేనీ (yēnī), ఐనీ (ainī), ఏనల్ (ēnal), ఏని (ēni), ఏన్ (ēn)
  • Konda-Dora: ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏని (ēni)
  • Telugu: ఏనుగు (ēnugu), ఏనుఁగు (ēnun̆gu), ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏనుగ (ēnuga), ఏనిక (ēnika​), ఏనిగ (ēniga​), ఏనిగె (ēnige)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (ēnu)
    • Ollari: ఏనిగ్ (ēnig)
  • Kolami: ఎనాగీ (enāgī), ఏంగి (ēṅgi)
  • Southeastern Kolami: ఏనగీ (ēnagī)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṉai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.