Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/aṭaykkāy

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Compound of *aṭ +‎ *ay +‎ *kāy.

Noun

*aṭaykkāy

areca nut

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada-Badaga:
    - Kannada: ಅಡಕೆ (aḍake), ಅಡಿಕೆ (aḍike)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಅಡಕೆ (aḍake)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), അടക്ക (aṭakka)
      - → Portuguese: areca
        → English: areca
        → Spanish: areca
    - Tamil: அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy)
- Tulu: ಅಡ್ಡಕತ್ತೆರಿ (aḍḍakatteri, “betel-nut cracker”)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: అడకత్తు (aḍakattu, “betel-nut cracker”)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “88”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.