Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āy

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

*āy

mother
Synonyms: *taḷḷay, *amma

Descendants

Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಆಯಿ (āyi)
  - Malayalam: ആയി (āyi), ആയ (āya)
  - Tamil: ஆய் (āy), யாய் (yāy), ஆயி (āyi), ஆயா (āyā), ஆயாள் (āyāḷ)

Derived terms

Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ತಾಯಿ (tāyi)
  - Kodava: ತಾಯಿ (tāyi)
  - Malayalam: തായ (tāya)
  - Tamil: தாய் (tāy)
- Tulu: ತಾಯಿ (tāyi)
South-Central:
- Telugu: తాయి (tāyi)

References

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