Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/aracan

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

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan) or Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā.

Noun

*aracan

king

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಅರಸ (arasa), ಅರಸು (arasu)
  - Kodava: ಅರಮನೆ (aramane)
  - Malayalam: അരചൻ (aracaṉ), അരമന (aramana)
  - Tamil: அரசன் (aracaṉ)
- Kota (India): arc
- Toda: அர்ச (arc)
- Tulu: ಅರಸು (arasu), ಅರಮನೆ (aramane), ಅರಂತಡೆ (arantaḍe)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: అరుసు (arusu), అరసు (arasu)

References

Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.

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