Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ari

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

Noun

*ari

  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

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