Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀnay

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

Etymology

False cognate of Proto-Common Turkic *yaŋan (“elephant”) > Western Yugur jaŋan, Proto-Mongolic *jaxan > Mongolian заан (zaan)

Noun

*yĀnay

elephant

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannadoid:
    - Betta Kurumba: ಯಾನಿ (yāni)
    - Kannada: ಆನೆ (āne), ಆನು (ānu), ಯಾನೆ (yāne)
  - Kodava: ಆನೆ (āne)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (a·n)
    - Toda: [script needed] (a·n)
  - Old Tamil: 𑀬𑀸𑀦𑁃 (yānai)
    - Tamil: யானை (yāṉai), ஆனை (āṉai)
    - Malayalam: ആന (āna)
- Tulu: ಆನೆ (āne)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: యేనీ (yēnī), ఐనీ (ainī), ఏనల్ (ēnal), ఏని (ēni), ఏన్ (ēn)
- Konda-Dora: ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏని (ēni)
- Telugu: ఏనుగు (ēnugu), ఏనుఁగు (ēnun̆gu), ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏనుగ (ēnuga), ఏనిక (ēnika), ఏనిగ (ēniga), ఏనిగె (ēnige)
Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (ēnu)
  - Ollari: ఏనిగ్ (ēnig)
- Kolami: ఎనాగీ (enāgī), ఏంగి (ēṅgi)
- Southeastern Kolami: ఏనగీ (ēnagī)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṉai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.