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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.
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Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Disputed to have a connection with Elamite 𒄭𒁺 (hidu, “sheep, goat”).[1]
Noun
*yĀṭu
- goat, sheep
Descendants
- North Dravidian:
- Brahui: ہیٹ (heṭ)
- Kurukh: एड़ा (ēṛā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: एड़े (ēṛe)
- South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
- Kannada: ಆಡು (āḍu)
- Tamil-Kodagu:
- Kodava: ಆಡು (āḍu)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
- Malayalam: ആട് (āṭŭ)
- Tamil: யாடு (yāṭu), ஆடு (āṭu)
- Toda: [script needed] (o·ḍ)
- Tulu: ಏಡ್ (ēḍŭ)
- South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: యేటీ (yēṭī), ఏటి (ēṭi)
- Kui-Manda:
- Kui (India): ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa)
- Kuvi: ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa), ଓଃଡା (oʔḍa)
- Manda (India): ଊଡେ (ūḍe)
- Pengo: ଓ୕ଡା (ōḍa)
- Telugu: ఏట (ēṭa), ఏడిక (ēḍika)
- → Sanskrit: यदु (yadu), एड (eḍa), एडी (eḍī) (from a descendant language)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.