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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ari

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

*ari[1]

  1. tax, tribute
  2. grain

Descendants
  • Tamil: அரி (ari), வரி (vari)
  • Telugu: అరి (ari), అరివెట్టు (ariveṭṭu, “to pay taxes”), అరువు (aruvu, “loan in grains”)
  • Malayalam: അരി (ari)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.
  • Southworth, F. C. (2005) Proto-Dravidian Agriculture‎, page 4
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