Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/appa
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Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Lallwort, imitative of baby-talk. Similar words for father are found across language families; compare Proto-Turkic *apa, Proto-Austronesian *aba, Proto-Semitic *ʾab-, Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa). Under the controversial Nostratic language macro-family theory, Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr has been proposed as a cognate.
Noun
Descendants
- South Dravidian: *appā
- North Dravidian
- Brahui: abbā/اَبّا
References
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “appa”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.