Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/ampi

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Noun

*ampi

1. boat

Descendants

• Tamil: அம்பி (ampi)
• Kannada: ಅಂಬಿ (ambi)
  • → Marathi: अंबी (ambī)

Derived terms

• Malayalam: അമ്പാപ്പാട്ട് (ampāppāṭṭŭ)
• Kannada: ಅಂಬಿಗ (ambiga), ಅಂಬಗ (ambaga), ಅಂಬುಗ (ambuga​), ಅಂಬಿಗಾರ (ambigāra)
  • → Marathi: अंबेकरी (ambekrī)
• Tulu: ಅಂಬಿಗಾರೆ (ambigāre)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ampi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.