Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/āṯ-

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.

*āṯ-

1. to become cool, to dry up

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: (a·r-)
    • Southeastern Kolami: ఆర్- (ār-)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: (ēd-)
    • Kondekor: (āl-)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: अर्त​'आना (art​'ānā​)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಆರು (āru)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: (a·r-), (a·t-), (ara-)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: ആറുക (āṟuka)
          • Tamil: ஆறு (āṟu)
          • Toda-Kota:
            • Kota (India): (a·r-)
            • Toda: (o·ṟ-)
    • Tulu: ಆರುನಿ (āruni)
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: ఆర్- (ār-)
        • Konda-Kui:
          • Konda-Dora: ఆఱ్- (āṟ-)
          • Kuwi-Kui:
            • Kui (India): ଆ୕ଜା (āja)
            • Kuvi: ଆୟ୍- (ay-)
    • Telugu: ఆరు (āru)

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “404”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.