Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/ārāy

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 *ār +‎ *-āy.

Verb

*ārāy

to investigate

Descendants

South-Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಆರಾಯು (ārāyu), ಆರೆ (āre)
  - Tamil-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (āryek)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: ആരായുക (ārāyuka)
      - Tamil: ஆராய் (ārāy)
- Tulu: ಆರೈಸುನಿ (āraisuni), ಆರೈಕೆ (āraike), ಆರೇಕ್ತಿ (ārēkti)
South-Dravidian II:
- Konda-Dora: రెయ్ (rey)
- Telugu: ఆరాయు (ārāyu), రాచు (rācu), ఆరెకుడు (ārekuḍu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “377”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.