Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/atta

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 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

Noun

*atta[1]

  1. aunt; one's father's sister
  2. grandmother
  3. any elder female relative

Descendants

  • Southern Dravidian: *atta
    • South-Central Zone: *atta
      • Telugu: అత్త (atta, “paternal aunt, mother-in-law”)
      • Gondi-Kui: *at
        • Gondi: *āt
          • Betul-Gondi: ātī
        • Kui-Kiwi: *ata
          • Kui: ata
    • Tamil-Kannada: *attay

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
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