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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

*tan-ṯi

Etymology

Compound of *tam (“self”) +‎ *tay.

Noun

*tan-tay ~ *tan-ṯi[1][2]

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