Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/iṯaycci

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

From *iṯ +‎ *ay +‎ *cci.

Noun

*iṯaycci[1][2]

  1. meat

Descendants

  • Southern:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kodava: ಎರಚಿ (eraci)
    • Tamil: இறைச்சி (iṟaicci)
    • Malayalam: ഇറച്ചി (iṟacci)
  • South-Central:

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iṟacci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.
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